A court L'Aquila, Italy convicted seven scientists for not predicting an earthquake, in 2009, that killed three hundred and eight people.
The seven scientists were charged with manslaughter, and are facing fines of hundreds of thousands of euros, but there are chances for them appeal the decision.
Seismologists across the world have been calling the court a "witch hunt" ever since the trial was announced.
Scientists have pointed out that there is simply no way, by current science, for anyone to predict when and where a quake is going to happen.
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