Nagasaki Anniversary

The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking the 62nd anniversary of the world's second atomic bomb attack with calls for the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide.

At a somber ceremony Thursday, thousands of people, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, observed a moment of silence at 11:02 AM (0202 GMT) to mark the moment when a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the city in 1945. More than 70,000 people were killed.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Tomihisa Taue said the use of nuclear weapons can never be permitted or considered acceptable, for any reason.