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State Funeral For 37 Victims Of Italy Earthquake

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will attend a service for 37 earthquake victims on Monday after agreeing to change the venue following fury from relatives.

The second state funeral since last Wednesday's quake - which killed a total of 292 people - will mark the passing of victims from in and around the town of Amatrice

The town has suffered 2,500 aftershocks and has just one access road - and safety concerns prompted the government to arrange a service in an airport hangar 40 miles away.

The residents of Amatrice were told they would be bussed to the ceremony or could watch it on TV.

But an outcry forced the government to rethink and the service will now be staged in a large tent on the outskirts of the town's destroyed medieval centre.

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It will begin at 5pm UK time.

Among those attending is Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, as 11 of the dead were Romanians.

So far, 231 bodies have been found in Amatrice and 11 more in nearby Accumoli. The bodies of at least 10 more people are still believed to be under rubble.

There were 50 people killed in Le Marche.

Meanwhile, Italy is investigating possible responsibility for the buildings that collapsed, as many had been recently renovated using public funds meant for anti-seismic improvements.

These buildings include a school and church tower.

Giuseppe Saieva, a prosecutor from the city of Rieti, told the Il Messaggero newspaper: "First we must obtain all the documents from the contract and bidding processes, through to the inspections.

"Only then can we know what the responsibilities were of all those involved."