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| Meteorite explosion shakes Russian region of Chelyabinsk | Meteorite explosion shakes Russian region of Chelyabinsk |
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| A meteorite has flared spectacularly in the sky and exploded over the Russian region of Chelyabinsk. Officials said reports of injuries and damage to buildings were being checked. | |
| Fragments of at least one meteorite fell, causing flashes in the morning sky and sharp explosions, Russian officials said. | Fragments of at least one meteorite fell, causing flashes in the morning sky and sharp explosions, Russian officials said. |
| The ministry said some fragments fell near the town of Satka, about 120 miles (200km) from the regional capital city of Chelyabinsk. | The ministry said some fragments fell near the town of Satka, about 120 miles (200km) from the regional capital city of Chelyabinsk. |
| The office of the governor of the region, which is in the Ural Mountains about 830 miles (1,500km) east of Moscow, said in a statement that many calls about injuries and damage to buildings had been received. But there were no immediate confirmed figures or specific reports on damage. | The office of the governor of the region, which is in the Ural Mountains about 830 miles (1,500km) east of Moscow, said in a statement that many calls about injuries and damage to buildings had been received. But there were no immediate confirmed figures or specific reports on damage. |
| A spokeswoman for Russia's emergency ministry, Irina Rossius, told the Associated Press that there was a meteor shower but another ministry spokeswoman, Elena Smirnikh, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying it was a single meteorite. | A spokeswoman for Russia's emergency ministry, Irina Rossius, told the Associated Press that there was a meteor shower but another ministry spokeswoman, Elena Smirnikh, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying it was a single meteorite. |