Japan marks 79th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki

TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan marked the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of its western city of Nagasaki on Friday, with the city mayor calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki delivered a peace declaration during the annual event.

A moment of silence was held at 11:02 a.m. local time, as this was the time when a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped a plutonium-core atomic bo