Italian Olympic boxing champion of Beijing 2008 Clemente Russo (L) and Italian Olympic kayak champion of Beijing 2008 Josefa Idem look on during a ceremony with Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Italian Summer Olympic games 2008 medalists on September 5, 2008 at Villa Madama in Rome. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

Italian Olympic boxing champion of Beijing 2008 Clemente Russo (L) and Italian Olympic kayak champion of Beijing 2008 Josefa Idem look on during a ceremony with Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Italian Summer Olympic games 2008 medalists on September 5, 2008 at Villa Madama in Rome.

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  2. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (C) poses with construction workers on a site near L' Aquila on July 02, 2009. Berlusconi visited the area, which was devastated by and earthquake on April 6, 2009, ahead of the opening of the G8 Summit which will begin on July 8, 2009.
  3. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (C) is flanked by head of Italian Civil Protection Guido Bertolaso, (L) and Salvatore Squarcione of the Civil Protection Health Services, during his visit to a prefabricated structure housing a temporary hospital that will be used during the next G8 summit in L'Aquila, central Italy on July 02, 2009. The G8 summit which will take place from July 8 to 10, 2009 was moved from La Maddalena on the island of Sardinia to L'Aquila, city chosen by Italian Prime Minsiter Sivio Berlusconi following a violent earthquake on April 6.
  4. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) visits the site of a train derailment and explosion in Viareggio June 30, 2009. At least 16 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday. About 1,000 people were evacuated following the blast just before midnight on Monday in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Rome.
  5. This handout picture released by the Italian Government press office shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (C) visiting the area in Viareggio on June 30, 2009, where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy. At least 16 people were killed in the blast and dozens injured following the explosion.
  6. In this photo made available by Italian Government press office, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, bottom right, visits the area in Viareggio where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A rail car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded when a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town, setting off an inferno. At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured, officials said.
  7. In this photo made available by Italian Government press office, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, surrounded by firefighters, visits the area in Viareggio where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A rail car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded when a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town, setting off an inferno. At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured, officials said.
  8. In this photo made available by Italian Government press office, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, visits the area in Viareggio where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A rail car filled with liquefied natural gas exploded when a freight train derailed in the middle of a small Italian town, setting off an inferno. At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured, officials said.
  9. This picture taken through a wrecked car shows Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) escorted by the head of the Italian Civil Protection Guido Bertolaso (C-R) as he visits the site where two gas-filled rail tankers exploded after derailing on June 30, 2009 in the seaside resort of Viareggio, northern Italy. At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured. The explosion happened just before midnight when a wagon in a 14-carriage train transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came off the rails in the coastal town, which is just northwest of Pisa.
  10. People react as Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, arrives in Viareggio, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. A gas-filled train derailed while traveling through a Tuscan seaside town around midnight Monday, catching residents in their sleep, and set off a massive explosion that killed at least 13 people and injured dozens of others, some with severe burns.
  11. Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and the head of the Civil Protection Guido Berlolaso give a joint press conference on June 30, 2009 at Viareggio city hall following the blast of two gas-filled rail tankers overnight that left at least 16 people dead and dozens injured. A freight train with two gas-filled rail tankers exploded after derailing in the seaside resort of Viareggio, northern Italy. The explosion happened just before midnight when a wagon in a 14-carriage train transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came off the rails in the coastal town, which is just northwest of Pisa.
  12. Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and the head of the Civil Protection Guido Berlolaso give a joint press conference on June 30, 2009 at Viareggio city hall following the blast of two gas-filled rail tankers overnight that left at least 16 people dead and dozens injured. A freight train with two gas-filled rail tankers exploded after derailing in the seaside resort of Viareggio, northern Italy. The explosion happened just before midnight when a wagon in a 14-carriage train transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) came off the rails in the coastal town, which is just northwest of Pisa.
  13. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) checks with civil protection chief Guido Bertolaso as a rail tanker car lies on its side after a derailment and explosion in Viareggio, about 350 km north of Rome June 30, 2009. At least 14 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday.
  14. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) checks with civil protection chief Guido Bertolaso as a rail tanker car lies on its side after a derailment and explosion in Viareggio, about 350 km north of Rome June 30, 2009. At least 14 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday.
  15. This handout picture released by the Italian Government press office shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi (C) visiting the area in Viareggio on June 30, 2009, where a freight train exploded just outside the station of this coastal town in northern Italy. At least 16 people were killed in the blast and dozens injured following the explosion.
  16. Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) checks with civil protection chief Guido Bertolaso as a rail tanker car lies on its side after a derailment and explosion in Viareggio, about 350 km north of Rome June 30, 2009. At least 14 people were killed and 50 injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday.

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