MAEBASHI, Gunma Pref. – Relatives of victims of the world’s worst single-plane disaster climbed to the crash site Monday on a mountain in Gunma Prefecture to mark the 17th anniversary of the tragedy.
They climbed a trail some 2.2 km up the 1,550-meter Mount Osutaka, carrying flowers and offerings for the victims.
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