Obama greets atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima

Armenpress 15:23, 27 May, 2016

YEREVAN, MAY 27, ARMENPRESS. President Barack Obama has greeted survivors of the US atomic bombing at Hiroshima, Japan, “Armenpress” reports citing ABC News.

Obama spoke briefly with survivors who were in the audience for his remarks at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. One of the survivors stamped his cane emphatically while speaking to the president. Obama smiled as he listened to the survivors.

The president's interaction with survivors was highly anticipated ahead of his historic visit. Obama did not apologize for the decision to bomb, but paid tribute to the victims and decried the horrors of war.

 



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