Published only days after the quake struck on August 24th, killing nearly 300 people, the cartoons struck a raw nerve, notably prompting Interior Minister Angelino Alfano to say he knew where the authors "could stick their pencils". The French publication responded with a follow-up cartoon showing a woman crushed under ruins and the caption: "It is not Charlie Hebdo who builds your houses, it is the mafia." The majority of the earthquake's victims came from Amatrice, where a further 2,500 people were made homeless as a result of the damage to buildings. There was no immediate response from the French publication to the suit. READ MORE: Why quake-hit Amatrice will never be the same againStory continues below…Photo: Angela Giuffrida

Source: The Local September 12, 2016 14:26 UTC