Italy bridge operator in spotlight as collapse death toll rises

Rescuers hunted for survivors among towering slabs of wreckage on Wednesday after a bridge collapse that killed 39, as furious government ministers rounded on the viaduct's operator, saying it should pay fines and compensation and lose its concession. As Francis Maguire reports, shares in Atlantia, which owns Autostrade per I'Italia, have fallen more than 5 percent.

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