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RE: Latvia Meteor

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"This happened at about 18:30, Moscow time. Rescuers and police are currently working at the cite of the incident, they have cordoned off the crater so that to prevent anybody from injuries. We are not finally sure that this is a meteorite, because, as eyewitnesses said, something fell from the sky and fire started. It is important the most at the moment if there is radiation there. We will find out this during night" - Inga Vetere, State Fire Fighting and Rescue Service head.

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Meteorite falls in northern Latvia

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Ed ~ This footage looks like it has been faked

-- Edited by Blobrana on Monday 26th of October 2009 03:01:04 AM

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Latitude: 57°51'55.50"N, Longitude: 25° 4'17.97"E (Rough location)

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Meteorite falls in northern Latvia, no one injured
No one was injured after a meteorite fell near a small town in northern Latvia on Sunday, local Latvian media reported.
According to media reports, the meteorite fell near a residential house on the outskirts of Mazsalaca town in the Valmiera district of Latvia, leaving a crater of some 20 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep.
A spokesperson for the Latvian State Fire and Rescue Service said that rescuers and soldiers immediately cordoned off the territory, however, it is still not clear whether it was an asteroid or a space satellite.

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Large meteorite fell on a field near a small town in Latvia, creating a 20-meter crater.

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