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. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

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.

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  11. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) and cabinet undersecretary Gianni letta leave Palazzo Grazioli, Berlusconi's residence, after the decision of the Constitutionnal Court was announced on October 7, 2009 in Rome. Italy's Constitutional Court dealt a stinging blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by throwing out a law shielding him from prosecution while in office.
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