The latest issue of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo depicts the victims of the earthquake that left nearly 300 dead in central Italy last week, including one cartoon in which they are portrayed as pasta dishes: "penne with tomato sauce," "penne gratin," "lasagna," the cartoon states.
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Many people in Italy tweeted to say that the cartoon was "indecent."
Comments on Charlie Hebdo's Facebook page used much stronger language.
The outrage was such that the French embassy in Italy released a statement saying the cartoons were not representative of France's position.
Italians were not alone in their anger.
Charlie Hebdo experienced its own tragedy last year in January, when Islamist gunmen stormed its offices in Paris and killed 12 people in retaliation for the magazine's depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
It remained defiant immediately afterward, with Its first cover after the attack featuring an image of the Muslim prophet in tears while holding a sign that stated "Je suis Charlie."
And its first cover after the November Paris attacks that killed 129 people featured the image of a man drinking as champagne flowed from his bullet-ridden body, accompanied by the phrase: "They have weapons… Fuck them, we have champagne!"
Later on Friday, in response to the reaction of its earthquake cover, Charlie Hebdo again doubled down, publishing a second cartoon on its Facebook page that states: "Italians, it is not Charlie Hebdo that built your homes, it's the mafia!"
It was quickly shared and commented on thousands of times.
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