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The trail of a falling object is seen above a residential apartment complex in Russia Friday.
MOSCOW — A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring more than 400 people, including many hurt by broken glass.
Fragments of the meteor fell in a thinly populated area of the Chelyabinsk region, the Emergency Ministry said in a statement.
Interior Ministry spokesman Vadim Kolesnikov said hundreds of people called for medical assistance following the incident, and at least three had been hospitalized in serious condition. Many of the injuries were from glass broken by the explosions.
Kolsenikov also said about 6,000 square feet of a roof at a zinc factory had collapsed.
Amateur video posted on YouTube showed an object speeding across the sky, leaving a thick white contrail and an intense flash.
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