Exploding with a yield equivalent to 12,500 tonnes of TNT, the blast and thermal wave of the bomb destroyed nearly 50,000 buildings and killed approximately 75,000 people (see Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
It came three days after the first bomb destroyed Hiroshima.
The bomb destroyed the second floor and much of the first.
The bomb destroyed several vehicles, damaged a nearby gasoline pump and shattered windows in the area.
The bomb destroyed a boundary wall of the consulate and damaged at least five cars.
In 1994, another bomb destroyed a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, killing 85.
Early Saturday, a bomb destroyed the car of a Palestinian affiliated with Hamas.
As she traveled the streets of Baghdad's Al-Jadriya area, a bomb destroyed a minivan just 60 feet from her.
On June 16th, a roadside bomb destroyed a car used by the Germans in Kunduz, killing four Afghans.
In the town of Balad Ruz in Diyala, a bomb destroyed a bakery, though nobody was harmed.
An anarchist's bomb destroyed much of the building in 1925 while the intended victim, King Boris, escaped unharmed.
