In pictures: Hiroshima after the bomb dropped
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Saturday marks the 66th anniversary since the US dropped the first atomic bomb in the Japanese town of Hiroshima.
We've taken a look through the archives to bring you a few snapshots of the devastating consequences on that town in the immediate and long-term aftermath.
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