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TOKYO, Saturday (Reuters) Japan bade a sad farewell on Saturday to two diplomats killed in Iraq and an emotional Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed to carry on with efforts to help re-build the middle eastern nation.

Koizumi, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi, foreign diplomats and government officials were among those who gathered for the funeral service in Tokyo.

"The loss of two extremely capable diplomats who made utmost efforts for reconstruction aid for Iraq saddens me deeply, and I feel strong anger toward a cruel and unjust crime," Koizumi told the mourners.

Katsuhiko Oku, 45, and Masamori Inoue, 30, were gunned down last Saturday near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, becoming the first Japanese killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March.

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