US firebombed Japanese city just hours before WWII ended

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US firebombed Japanese city just hours before WWII ended
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Eighty years after the US firebombed Kumagaya, Japan, during the final hours of WWII, the city still bears scars and memories of the attack, which killed at least 260 people and destroyed much of the city, just before Japan's surrender. Survivors and historians reflect on the tragedy, its causes, and its legacy of peace symbols and remembrance.

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