The earthquake that destroyed L'Aqui-la, a city in central Italy, on April 6th 2009 killed 309 people at the time. But it took until October 22nd of this year for it to claim its latest casualties. Those casualties were seven men convicted on that day of manslaughter, for misleading L'Aquila's inhabitants about the risks they faced. Each was sentenced to six years in prison, though that may be reduced on appeal. The seven-three seismologists, two engineers, a volcanologist and a public official-had taken part in a meeting of the National Commission for the Forecast and Prevention of Major Risks, a government agency, on March 31st 2009.
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