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Italy Plans State Funeral for 281 Quake Victims

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The quake is Italy's deadliest since 2009.

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Italy will hold a state funeral on Saturday for the 281 people killed in a series of earthquakes earlier this week. The quakes, which left thousands homeless in central Italy, were the country's worst since 2009. Rescue operations have been called off in many regions, after several days of searches for missing people.

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