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.

AK-47 assault rifle designer dies at age 94

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AK-47 Inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead at 94

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