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Meteorite explosion over Russia – in pictures

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Screengrab of a meteorite shower over Russia. Taken from Youtube Photograph: Youtube
Meteorite screengrabs: Meteorite screengrabs
Screengrab of a meteorite shower over Russia. Taken from Youtube Photograph: Youtube
Meteorite screengrabs: Meteorite screengrabs
Screengrab of a meteorite shower over Russia. Taken from Youtube Photograph: Youtube
meteorites in Russia: Chelyabinsk
The trail of a falling object is seen above a residential apartment block in the Urals city of Chelyabinsk Photograph: Reuters
meteorites in Russia: Broken windows and debris are seen inside a sports hall
Broken windows and debris are seen inside a sports hall Photograph: Reuters
meteorites in Russia: Meteor Shower Hits Central Russia
Damage to a shop in Chelyabinsk Photograph: Barcroft Media/ITAR-TASS
meteorites in Russia: Chelyabinsk
People look at damage to a shop following sightings of falling objects in the sky Photograph: Reuters
meteorites in Russia: An injured local man in a hospital in Chelyabinsk
An injured local man in a hospital in Chelyabinsk Photograph: Reuters
meteorites in Russia: A woman removes broken glass from a window frame in Chelyabinsk
A woman removes broken glass from a window frame in Chelyabinsk Photograph: Barcroft Media/ITAR-TASS
meteorites in Russia: The collapsed roof of a a zinc factory in Chelyabinsk
The collapsed roof of a zinc factory in Chelyabinsk Photograph: Valentin Kazakov/AP
meteorites in Russia: broken window in Chelyabinsk
A man removes shards of glass from the frame of a broken window in Chelyabinsk Photograph: REUTERS
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