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Sicily
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| Jul.20 |
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Sicily train crash killed 8 The Venice-bound train, carrying nearly 200 passengers, derailed and hit a bridge as it approached a station
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| Sep.6 |
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Sicily rocked by earthquake A strong 5.4 earthquake is leaving two people dead from heart attacks and three others injured
| Sep.12 |
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Sicily police hold terror suspects With the help of U.S. investigators, 15 Pakistani with suspected ties to al Qaeda were arrested
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| Oct.29 |
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Etna burns through forests Boiling lava has swallowed swathes of Sicilian forest, but towns are not at risk of being engulfed | |
| Oct.31 |
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Children killed in earthquake Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
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20 trapped in debris of collapsed school A strong earthquake caused a school building to collapse, killing 12 children, ranging in age from 6 to 10 years old | |
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| Nov.1 |
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New quake as death toll hits 29 A second strong earthquake has forced the evacuation of the historic centre of a village | |
| Nov.2 |
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Mass funeral for lost generation The president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi is due to attend outdoor service for the victims of 5.9-magnitude quake | |
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