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Italian scientists face jail time over failure to predict deadly L'Aquila earthquake

Italian scientists could be sent to jail for four years each for failing to predict 2009 Italy earthquake that killed 309 people

Italy earthquake: Luciano Maiani, disaster chief, quits over L'Aquila quake convictions

Luciano Maiani said it was impossible to continue after seven of his colleagues were found guilty of failing to warn the public about the deadly quake.

An aerial view of a collapsed building in the town of L'Aquila, central Italy, on Monday morning after a powerful earthquake struck.

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