A TV grab shows the trail of a meteorite falling in the Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, Feb. 15, 2013. Some 50 people have sought medical assistance after a meteorite burst into the sky over Russia's Urals region, the Interior Ministry said Friday. (Xinhua)
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Dozens seek medical assistance in meteorite-hit Urals
MOSCOW, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 50 people have sought medical assistance after a meteorite burst into the sky over Russia's Urals region, the Interior Ministry said Friday.
"According to preliminary data as of 10:00 Moscow time (0600 GMT), about 50 people in the Chelyabinsk Region have sought medical attention," said the ministry's press center. Full story
Meteorite burns up over Russia's Urals: authorities
MOSCOW, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A meteorite burst into the sky over Russia's Urals region and burned up before landing, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Friday.
"What happened over the Urals region was not a meteor shower, as was reported earlier," ministry spokesperson Yelena Smirnykh told the Interfax news agency. "It was a meteorite which burned up as it passed through the lower layers of the Earth atmosphere." Full story
