Eurasian Law: Breaking News: Meteorite Hits Russian City

Friday, February 15, 2013

Meteorite Hits Russian City

A meteorite shower has hit three regions of Russia, and Kazakhstan, Russian Emergencies Ministry officials confirmed on Friday morning. In one affected Russian region, Chelyabinsk, the authorities have received numerous calls reporting injuries received as a result of the meteorite fall, and 20,000 emergency response workers have been mobilized. Background radiation levels reportedly remain unchanged. Reports vary about whether this was one larger meteorite, or many smaller ones. “Verified information indicates that this was one meteorite which burned up as it approached Earth and disintegrated into smaller pieces” deputy head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry press office, Elena Smirnykh said.

http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130215/179481049/Meteorite-Shower-Hits-Russia-Kazakhstan.html
http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/echomsk/1012380-echo/ (video)
http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/echomsk/1012336-echo/ (photo, video)

UPDATE:
1,000 injured in meteorite explosion
http://www.lenta.ru/news/2013/02/15/muchmore/
Lawmaker: The blast was US weapon test
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130215/179489080/Russian-Politician-Denies-Meteorite-Claims-US-Weapons-Tests.html

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