70 years since Hiroshima bombing

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70 years since Hiroshima bombing

On August 6, 1945, the first-ever nuclear weapon was used. CNN's Ivan Watson has the details on how Japan remembered the horrific event.

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70 years since Hiroshima bombing

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Dieter Schwetzler (R) and Rene Bennert (L) of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division pose next to the World War II bomb they defused in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on September 03, 2017.
More than 60,000 people was evacuated from the center of Frankfurt on Sunday after a 1.4-ton World War II bomb (HC 4000 air mine) was discovered on a construction site close to the Goethe University Frankfurt compound last Tuesday. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas Lohnes (Photo credit should read THOMAS LOHNES/AFP/Getty Images)

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The discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb has brought a bustling area of east London to a standstill and forced scores of people from their homes. The 250-kilogram (550-pound) device has lain undisturbed for the past 70 years but was uncovered Monday afternoon by contractors working at a construction site on Temple Street in Bethnal Green.

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