Nagasaki marks 58th anniversary of atomic bombing
Nagasaki mayor Itcho Ito urged remembrance of the 1945 attack calling the city a hell on earth. At a ceremony with thousands including survivors, he warned arms control faces setbacks as the world’s nuclear powers drift from disarmament aims. The city tallies 131,885 bombing victims to date.
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Four U S soldiers wounded in new Iraq attacks
In Iraq four American soldiers were wounded in guerrilla attacks. A diesel smuggling ship off Umm Qasr was boarded and forced to shore. In Kirkuk, Basra, and Baghdad soldiers faced rocket fire and roadside bombs. Civil unrest and a capture of Saddam Hussein’s former interior minister were reported. Bremer announced seizure of a diesel tanker. FBI investigated the Jordanian Embassy bombing.
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