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(7)Funeral held for 2 Japanese diplomats killed in Iraq

(7)Funeral held for 2 Japanese diplomats killed in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Mourners see off two hearses carrying with coffins of the two slain Japanese diplomats, Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue, leaving Aoyama Funeral Hall on Dec. 6. The two were killed in northern Iraq last week.

Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to slain diplomats

Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to slain diplomats

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (R fore) and her staff bow to offer their silent prayers as hearses carrying the bodies of the two slain diplomats, Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue, are driven past the Foreign Ministry building in Tokyo on Dec. 5.

(1)Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to slain diplomats

(1)Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to slain diplomats

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to the two slain diplomats, Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue, as hearses carrying their bodies are driven past the Foreign Ministry building in Tokyo on Dec. 5.

(1)Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to slain diplomats

(1)Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to slain diplomats

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Ministry staff bid farewell to the two slain diplomats, Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue, as hearses carrying their bodies are driven past the Foreign Ministry building in Tokyo on Dec. 5. (Kyodo)

(7)Funeral held for 2 Japanese diplomats killed in Iraq

(7)Funeral held for 2 Japanese diplomats killed in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Mourners see off two hearses carrying with coffins of the two slain Japanese diplomats, Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue, leaving Aoyama Funeral Hall on Dec. 6. The two were killed in northern Iraq last week. (Kyodo)