Italian City Hit by Quake Sues Charlie Hebdo Over Macabre Cartoon
September 12, 2016  23:12
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The local council of the quake-devastated town of Amatrice in Italy has filed a lawsuit against Charlie Hebdo for defamation over the French satirical magazines cartoon of the tragedy.

This is a macabre, senseless and inconceivable insult to victims of a natural event, lawyer Mario Cicchetti told local Italian agency ANSA after he filed the complaint on behalf of Amatrices local council in Rieti.

The cartoon titled Earthquake Italian style was criticized by Italians for its depictions of victims of the town, famous for having given its name to the tomato-based amatriciana pasta dishes. In the cartoon, a scratched woman is labelled Penne au gratin next to lasagne, which showed legs sticking out of a collapsed building.

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