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April 26, 2014 04:00 am GMT
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Huge Pope John Paul II Crucifix Collapses, Kills Young Tourist
It's been a very sad few days in the small town of Cevo in northern Italy, where a 98-foot-tall crucifix constructed to honor the late Pope John Paul II collapsed and killed a 21-year-old tourist named Marco Gusmini on Thursday, just before the late pope is slated to be canonized on Sunday.
The large cross, which hung with a statue of Jesus Christ, weighed 1,320 pounds. According to the BBC, a ground of young children nearby witnessed the incident
This isn't the first time something of this nature has happened. In 2004, the Associated Press reported that a 7-foot-tall metal crucifix in the southern Italian town of Sant'Onofrio killed a 72-year-old woman. Read more...
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