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REPORT: Italy grieves as state funeral held for victims of powerful quake

Nicole Hajal

Author: Nicole Hajal

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27-08-2016 | 13:44

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REPORT: Italy grieves as state funeral held for victims of powerful quake

Weeping relatives hugged each other and reached out to touch the varnished coffins of victims of an earthquake at a state funeral held on Saturday for some of the 290 people who died in the deadly disaster.

Amongst the 35 coffins laid out in a sports hall were two small caskets holding the bodies of an 18-month-old baby and a nine-year-old girl, two of some 21 children who died when the quake hit central Italy early on Wednesday.

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