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Hiroshima atomic bomb victim identified after nearly 80 years through DNA

The 13-year-old victim, named Hatsue Kajiyama, died on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city in the final months of World War II

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Smoke over Hiroshima; (right) Hatsue Kajiyama. PICS COURTESY/National Archives of Japan

Smoke over Hiroshima; (right) Hatsue Kajiyama. PICS COURTESY/National Archives of Japan

A teenage girl who tragically lost her life in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been identified nearly 80 years later through DNA analysis. 

The 13-year-old victim, named Hatsue Kajiyama, died on August 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city in the final months of World War II.

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