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Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue

Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue. An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people in Genoa.

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Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue. An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people in Genoa. One of the accused was Autostrade's former chief executive, Giovanni Castellucci, was found guilty of vehicular homicide and negligence and was sentenced to twelve years in prison. Besides Castellucci, the former head of Spea, the engineering company in charge of the renovations, as well as officials from the infrastructure ministry were on trial as well. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta tells us more on the trial.

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Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Operational intent is unclear.Public rhetoric may be coercive messaging rather than evidence of a specific near-term action.
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Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue.
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