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Meteor blast injures more than 100 in Russia
 A meteor exploded in the skies above Russias Urals region, creating a shock wave that shattered windows, injuring about 100 people.The meteor disintegrated over Chelyabinsk at about 7:25 a.m. Moscow time, the local Emergencies Ministrys division said today on its website. Burning streaks lit up the sky, caught by drivers on dashboard cameras and posted on YouTube. Billionaire Sergey Galitskiy, chief executive officer of OAO Magnit, said in a post on Twitter, A serious meteor fell. At our hypermarket in Emanzhelinsk, windows were blown out, the roof shook, there was a strong shock wave. As many as 20,000 emergency staff and three aircraft have been deployed in the Urals region, the Emergencies Ministrys regional division said on its website. No further pieces of the meteor are expected to fall, according to the ministrys statement. Posted by: ryuge 2013-02-15 |
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