MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian officials say more than 400 people have been injured after a meteorite fell from the sky, causing sharp explosions.
Most of the injuries were from broken glass. Russia's Emergency Ministry says the meteorite fell Friday morning in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region.
Earlier coverage:
MOSCOW (AP) -- A meteor that fell from the sky in Russia's Ural mountains has injured some 100 people.
Emergency officials say the meteor streaked across the sky Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and damaging buildings.
Most of the injuries are from broken glass. Amateur video broadcast on Russian TV shows an object speeding across the sky, leaving a thick white contrail and an intense flash.
Most of the injuries were from broken glass. Russia's Emergency Ministry says the meteorite fell Friday morning in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region.
Earlier coverage:
MOSCOW (AP) -- A meteor that fell from the sky in Russia's Ural mountains has injured some 100 people.
Emergency officials say the meteor streaked across the sky Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and damaging buildings.
Most of the injuries are from broken glass. Amateur video broadcast on Russian TV shows an object speeding across the sky, leaving a thick white contrail and an intense flash.
