人民网
Tue,Dec 24,2013
English>>World

AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at 94

(People's Daily Online)    09:01, December 24, 2013
Email|Print|Comments       twitter     facebook     Sina Microblog     reddit    
File photo shows Kalashnikov and one of his inventions. (Photo/Xinhua)

Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the famed Russian AK-47 assault rifle, died on Monday in his home city of Izhevsk, an industrial town 1,300 km east of Moscow, local media reported.

"We received sad news today ... Kalashnikov died at the age of 94 after a prolonged illness," Viktor Chulkov, press secretary of the president of Russia's Udmurt Republic, was quoted as saying.

【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】

(Editor:ChenLidan、Zhang Qian)

Hot News

We Recommend

Photos

prev next

Related reading

Most Viewed

Day|Week|Month

Links