Voice of America: Italian Scientists Convicted of Not Warning of Earthquake

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Italian Scientists Convicted of Not Warning of Earthquake Oct 22nd 2012, 22:51 An Italian court on Monday convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer earthquake and failing to adequately warn citizens before it struck the central Italian town of L'Aquila in 2009. More than 300 people were killed, tens of thousands were left homeless, and the town's historic center and medieval churches were destroyed in the 6.3-magnitude quake. Prosecutors argued that the defendants - members of a national panel that ... Media files: 4FE9AD54-23FC-4393-9D92-52A122CA893D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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