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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 11 > Thousands of mourners, prime minister turn out for Italian quake victims

Thousands of mourners, prime minister turn out for Italian quake victims

By Rachel Donadio / The Bulletin
April 11, 2009

L’AQUILA, Italy — Four long rows of flower-decked coffins lined a courtyard, docked like boats borne by a sea of grief, as friends and families gathered here on Friday to mourn 205 victims of Monday’s earthquake.

Sometimes, the tiny coffins of children were placed....

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