Italian prime minister causes outrage with quip made during interview following country's worst earthquake in three decades

"The Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, today sparked controversy when he said the 17,000 people made homeless by Monday's earthquake should think of themselves as being on a "camping weekend"."
I must admit to being an 'imbecile' in not 'loving' Mr Berlusconi's humour.
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