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Meteorite hits Iran
Yahoo! UK ^ | January 2, 2993 | Reuters

Posted on 01/02/2004 6:39:38 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A meteorite has hit northern Iran causing minor damage to property but there were no immediate reports of casualties, state radio has said.

It said the impact sent locals in panic onto the streets in the northern town of Babol in Mazandaran province.

"A meteorite which hit Babol on Friday morning caused only some minor damage to residential units," radio said, without giving further details or citing any source.

It said the impact was felt up to one kilometre away.

Iranians are currently mourning at least 30,000 people killed by an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale which struck southeastern Iran on December 26.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: babol; iran; meteorite
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Earthquakes, poverty, pestilence, war, famine, meteorites---and if they don't get their act together fast---The United States Armed Forces. Then they will WISH it was meteorites and quakes!
61 posted on 01/02/2004 7:16:30 PM PST by gg188
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To: NutCrackerBoy
secret hush-hush military moon-base with a mag-lev rail gun launching kinetic bolides. < /tinfoil >
62 posted on 01/02/2004 7:17:42 PM PST by King Prout (oh, finding your "core values" in the latest poll, are you, Mr. Dean?)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Damn that Bush...he's GOOOOOD!
63 posted on 01/02/2004 7:18:59 PM PST by lawdude (Liberalism: A failure every time it is tried!)
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To: glasseye
"Do you think they are already praying to this new rock?" Once they find it, they will bow down and worship it.

In the meantime . .

The Black Stone (al-Hajar al-Aswad)

The material of the Black Stone has not been precisely determined. It is sometimes classified as lava and sometimes as basalt. The reason for this difficulty is that its visible surface is worn smooth by hand-touching, etc[1]. Its estimated diameter is approximately 12"[2]. Its colour is reddish black with red and yellow particles.

64 posted on 01/02/2004 7:19:17 PM PST by Happy2BMe (2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
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To: ThinkDifferent
durnit, ya beat me to it.
65 posted on 01/02/2004 7:20:13 PM PST by King Prout (oh, finding your "core values" in the latest poll, are you, Mr. Dean?)
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To: P.O.E.; Land_of_Lincoln_John
Check post #64
66 posted on 01/02/2004 7:21:01 PM PST by Happy2BMe (2004 - Who WILL the TERRORISTS vote for? - - Not George W. Bush, THAT'S for sure!)
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To: PeaceBeWithYou
those damned BUGS!
67 posted on 01/02/2004 7:21:49 PM PST by King Prout (oh, finding your "core values" in the latest poll, are you, Mr. Dean?)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
I'm just waiting for the plague of locusts.
68 posted on 01/02/2004 7:26:37 PM PST by Constitutional Patriot (Socialism is the cancer of humanity.)
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
No need for the Cube at Mecca anymore.

Waltzing around a black rock named allah inside a tent is just tourism scam for a place no one would ever go.
69 posted on 01/02/2004 7:32:24 PM PST by SevenDaysInMay (Federal judges and justices serve for periods of good behavior, not life. Article III sec. 1)
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To: Happy2BMe; glasseye
"...the stone is reputed to have been given to Ishmael by the angel Gabriel"
70 posted on 01/02/2004 7:34:18 PM PST by nuconvert
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To: mhking
Yeah, Bam in Babol (Babel)?

I want a" sign" to hit Hollywood and CNN simultaneously.

vaudine
71 posted on 01/02/2004 7:38:10 PM PST by vaudine
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To: GeronL
Fiery hail!
72 posted on 01/02/2004 7:38:22 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: SAMWolf
Whoops!
73 posted on 01/02/2004 7:38:45 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: Happy2BMe
Asswad?
74 posted on 01/02/2004 7:40:31 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: will1776
Depends. What time do they all start with their joints?

It's the first thing they do when they get up.

They like to rise bright and early at the crack o' noon.

75 posted on 01/02/2004 7:41:34 PM PST by uglybiker (If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin'!)
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To: sheik yerbouty
Looks like an accident at the nuclear plant they don't have. ;-)
76 posted on 01/02/2004 7:41:40 PM PST by SAMWolf ("Bother," said Pooh, and called in an air strike.)
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To: PeaceBeWithYou
LOL! Great flick!!
77 posted on 01/02/2004 7:42:16 PM PST by SAMWolf ("Bother," said Pooh, and called in an air strike.)
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To: nuconvert
Don't think it made much of an impact on the people.

Well, not the ones who weren't under it. ;-)

78 posted on 01/02/2004 7:44:58 PM PST by StriperSniper (Sending the Ba'thist to the showers! ;-)
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To: Ramius
"At this point I'd feel kinda picked-on if I were them"

I want to know how Bush pulled off a major earthquake AND a meteorite hit in one week! Boy, that dumb American president sure is good!

79 posted on 01/02/2004 7:45:22 PM PST by sweetliberty (Controlling the ACLU by feeding it our liberties is like controlling sharks by chumming the waters)
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To: sweetliberty
Boy, that dumb American president sure is good!

Dumb like a fox, he is...

80 posted on 01/02/2004 7:47:22 PM PST by Ramius
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