Designer of AK-47 assault rifle dies at 94

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.

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Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47 in the Soviet Union, has died at age 94. Kalashnikov's 1947 model became one of the most widely recognized and used rifles in history. PICTURED

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Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of AK47, dies aged 94

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