Seismologists Charged with Manslaughter

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Italian government officials have accused the country's top seismologist of manslaughter, after failing to predict a natural disaster that struck Italy in 2009, a massive devastating earthquake that killed 308 people.

A shocked spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) likened the accusations to a witch hunt.

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/27/italian-scientist-charged...