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Dust clouds rise from the entrance of St. Francis Basilica in Assisi as rescuers remove debris, Friday September 26, 1997. A major earthquake in Central Italy which struck in three separate jolts early on Friday, destroyed part of the Basilica's interior decorated with 13th century frescoes from master painters Giotto and Cimabue. Official figures of casualties and damages count at least 8 dead, over thirty injured and more than 2000 people homeless. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)