Hiroshima A-Blast Relic Stolen at U.N.
from Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS —
A pocket watch that was partially melted by the atomic blast over Hiroshima, its hands fixed at 8:15, the time the bomb exploded on Aug. 6, 1945, has vanished from U.N. headquarters, officials said.
The watch, which Japan donated for a collection of Hiroshima artifacts, disappeared from a display case about a month ago and is presumed stolen, said U.N. spokeswoman Nadia Younes.
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