Court denies death benefit for man killed in Iraq, citing war clause

Court denies death benefit for man killed in Iraq, citing war clause

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiko Hashida, widow of Shinsuke Hashida, who was killed in Iraq in May 2004, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 23 after the Tokyo District Court turned down her claim to death benefit, citing a clause waiving an insurer of paying such benefits in the event of war.

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