Let us work for world peace together: PM Narendra Modi on Hiroshima day
"Today we remember all those people who lost their lives in Hiroshima. I hope humankind never sees such a day ever again," he said in a message on the 69th anniversary of the tragedy.
"Let us all work together and further the cause of world peace and make the world a happier and more peaceful place in the years to come."
Let
us
all
work
together
&
further
the
cause
of
world
peace
and
make
the
world
a
happier
&
more
peaceful
place
in
the
years
to
come.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
August
6,
2014
Today
we
remember
all
those
people
who
lost
their
lives
in
Hiroshima.
I
hope
humankind
never
sees
such
a
day
ever
again.
—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
August
6,
2014
To accelerate Japan's surrender in World War II, the US forces dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945 killing an estimated 140,000 people.
Another atomic bomb hit Nagasaki three days later. Japan surrendered to the allied forces six days later, bringing an end to World War II.
IANS