Family of pilot killed during hijack sue Japanese government.

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The family of a pilot who was killed by a hijacker during an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight is suing the Japanese government for failing to prevent his death.

On 23 July 1999, Naoyuki Nagashima was piloting an ANA flight, with 517 people on board, when he was attacked by Yuji Nishizawa who attempted to commandeer the aircraft and fly it under a bridge. The two men struggled and Nagashima sustained fatal stab wounds to the neck and wrist.

Nishizawa managed to seize control of the…