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Meteor shower causes injuries, damage in Russia
15 Feb 2013, 4:41 pm - Source: AFP


(Fie: AAP)

A meteor shower has caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above Russia's Urals region, blowing out windows in some areas and leaving several people injured, officials and agencies reported.

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A meteor shower has caused explosions in the lower atmosphere above Russia's Urals region, blowing out windows in some areas and leaving several people injured, officials and agencies reported.

"A meteorite exploded above the Chelyabinsk region (of the Urals). The shock wave blew out windows in several places," but no meteor fragments hit the ground, an emergencies ministry spokesman told the Interfax news agency.

"According to the preliminary information, four people were injured by flying glass," the ministry added.

An agency report spoke of several injuries.

Witnesses cited by news agencies spoke of hearing loud explosions which led to panic among residents.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1737514/Meteor-shower-causes-injuries-damage-in-Russia

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Ural (region)


Iset River near Kamensk-Uralsky.


Chusovaya River


An ancient carving of an elk.


Dam of the copper smelter in Miass.


Iset ironworks factory near Yekaterinburg, established in 1726 (photo of 1910).


Orenburg Cossacks with camels, 19th century.


Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works in the 1920s–30s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_%28region%29