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250 injured in meteor strike above central Russia

เผยแพร่: 15 ก.พ. 2556 17:43 โดย: MGR Online

Chelyabinsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: The trail of a falling object is seen above a residential apartment block in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk, on February 15, 2013. A heavy meteor shower rained down today on central Russia, sowing panic as the hurtling space debris smashed windows and injured dozens of stunned locals, officials said. AFP PHOTO/74.RU/Oleg Kargopolov

February 15, 2013
MOSCOW (AFP) - Over 250 people were injured on Friday when a meteor burned up above the central Russian city of Chelyabinsk, unleashing a shock wave that shattered panes of glass, the interior ministry said.

Chelyabinsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: A man in Moscow looks at a computer screen displaying a picture reportedly taken in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk on February 15, 2013, showing the trail of a falling object above a residential area of the city. A heavy meteor shower rained down today on central Russia, sowing panic as the hurtling space debris smashed windows and injured dozens of stunned locals, officials said. AFP PHOTO/Yuri Kadobnov

"Over 250 people were injured, three of them seriously," the interior ministry said in a statement to Russian news agencies, adding that damage was recorded in six towns.