Japan PM's Nuclear Plea on Hiroshima 70th Anniversary

On 6 August 1945, the world awoke to the news that the United States had dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast obliterated the city centre and is estimated to have killed about 140,000 people. On the 70th anniversary, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has made a plea for global nuclear disarmament as people across the country mark the event - our correspondent has more.

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(Photo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows in front of the memorial cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)