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Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43

Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43. The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.

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Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43. The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.

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Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Italian officials handed jail terms for Genoa bridge disaster that killed 43.
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