The government will provide special pensions to the families of the two diplomats assassinated in Iraq in November while en route to a conference on reconstruction work, according to government sources.
The National Personnel Authority has conveyed the decision to the Foreign Ministry, saying special benefits must be offered for the deaths of Katsuhiko Oku and Masamori Inoue because they were killed while carrying out their official duties.
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