Designer of AK-47 assault rifle dies at 94
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MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Kalashnikov, whose work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, died today at the age of 94.
Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of AK-47, dies at 94
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AK-47 designer dies at age 94
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The long arm of Kalashnikov's AK-47
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Rifle designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94
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AK-47 designer Mikhail Kalashnikov dead at 94