Inventor of AK47 dies

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK47 assault rifle, the world’s most popular weapon, has died aged 94.

Inventor of AK47 dies

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK47 assault rifle, the world’s most popular weapon, has died aged 94.

The gun – whose name stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov and the year it went into production – is favoured by guerrillas, terrorists and the soldiers of many armies. An estimated that 100 million are spread worldwide.

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