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Italy quake dead laid to rest

Thousands of people have attended a state funeral for 205 people who died in the Abruzzo earthquake - as Italy holds a national day of mourning for all 287 victims of the disaster.

Italy's president, Giorgio Napolitano, has blamed bad construction for much of the loss of life.

Duncan Kennedy reports from L'Aquila.

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