Suspended sentences sought in Mont Blanc tunnel trial

A French state prosecutor today called for suspended prison sentences for some of the 16 defendants on trial for manslaughter in the deadly 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire.

Prosecutor Vincent le Pannerer also asked the court in the town of Bonneville to throw out charges against Swedish truck maker Volvo in connection with the deaths of 39 people in the Alpine passageway between Italy and France six years ago.