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A series of explosions in the skies of Russia's Urals region, reportedly caused by a meteor shower, has sparked panic in three major cities. Witnesses said that houses shuddered, windows were blown out and cellphones stopped working.
Atmospheric phenomena have been registered in
the cities of Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg and Tyumen.
In Chelyabinsk, witnesses said the explosion was
so loud that it resembled an earthquake and thunder at the same time, and that
there were huge trails of smoke across the sky. Others reported seeing burning
objects fall to earth.
Office buildings in downtown Chelyabinsk are
being evacuated. The regional Emergency Ministry said the phenomenon was a
meteorite shower, but locals have speculated that it was a military fighter jet
crash or a missile explosion.
“According to preliminary data, the flashes seen
over the Urals were caused by a meteorite shower," the Emergency
Ministry told Itar-Tass news agency.
Source: Voice of Russia, RT.
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