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Falling stone fragment kills Florence church tourist

Not In Town | @notintownlive | 20 Oct 2017, 05:46 am

Falling stone fragment kills Florence church tourist
Florence, Oct 20 (NITN): A Spanish citizen has been been killed in one of Florence's churches in Italy, after a stone fragment hit him.

Local newspapers have identified him as a 52-year-old resident of Barcelona.

Following the incident, tourist visit to Santa Croce basilica has been stopped by officials until further notice.

The same place houses the graves of Michelangelo, astronomer Galileo and philosopher Machiavelli.

The fatal stone is said to be 15cm in diameter and supported a column.

Condoling the loss, a church representative said she was stunned.


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