A meteor shower in central
Russia has caused some injuries
and shattered windows, reports
say.
Brightly burning rocks could be
seen for hundreds of kilometres as
they crashed into the Ural region.
Chelyabinsk residents reported
shaking ground, windows being
shattered and car alarms being set
off during the shower.
The traces from falling objects
could be seen in Yekaterinburg,
about 200km (125 miles) south-
east of Chelyabinsk, a witness told
the Reuters news agency.
"A meteorite exploded above the
Chelyabinsk region," an
emergencies ministry spokesman
told Interfax.
A witness in Chelyabinsk told
Reuters that a huge blast was
heard early on Friday morning and
that shockwaves were felt in a 19-
storey building in the town centre.
The Interfax news agency said that
preliminary reports indicated that
four people were injured by flying
glass.
People in the Chelyabinsk and
Sverdlovsk regions reported seeing
"burning objects" in the sky.
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