Atomic bomb horror remembered in Hiroshima

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi carries a wreath to the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima today. Picture / Reuters

The city of Hiroshima marked the 61st anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing today.

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivered a wreath to the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the city's Peace Memorial Park.

At least 117,000 people were killed after the US Air Force's B-29 bomber "Enola Gay" dropped the bomb on the city on August 6, 1945.

- REUTERS