The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can help make their hometown the last place to be hit by a nuclear bomb.

The U.S. launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing at least 70,000 people by the end of that year, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima that left some 140,000 dead. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945, ending the Second World War and the nearly half-century of aggression by the country across Asia.

About 2,600 people, including representatives from more than 90 countries, attended a memorial event at Nagasaki Peace Park, where Mayor Shiro Suzuki and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba were among the guests who spoke.

At 11:02 a.m

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