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Meteorite lands in Russia's Urals

Last Updated:2013-02-15 13:23 | Xinhua

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A meteorite has fallen to Russia's Sverdlovsk region, local media reported Friday.

People in the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions reported to local law enforcement agencies that they saw burning objects falling from the sky, Interfax news agency reported.

The item was tentatively identified as a meteorite, local emergencies authorities said.

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