April 2009: Quake jolts L'Aquila, Italy

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Wedding photos lie amid the remains of a building that collapsed in the earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said the death toll in central Italy's quake had risen to 260, including 16 children.

Wednesday: The day in photos - Italy

( Filippo Monteforte / AFP/Getty Images / April 8, 2009 )

Wedding photos lie amid the remains of a building that collapsed in the earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said the death toll in central Italy's quake had risen to 260, including 16 children.

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