A memorial service for Koreans who died from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was held in Peace Memorial Park here Sunday, a day ahead of the 56th anniversary of the bombing.
The ceremony, held in front of a cenotaph dedicated for them at the park, drew some South Korean survivors of the A-bomb, known as "hibakusha," and their families, numbering some 200.
This year, the ceremony was attended for the first time by Li Sil Gun, leader of the pro-Pyongyang Korean atomic bomb survivors' group, the organizers said.
The participants prayed silently after a book listing the names of 2,588 victims who died, including three in the past year, was laid at the monument.