Dead at 94, The Man Who Created World's Most Lethal Weapon: Mikhail Kalashnikov Passes Away In Hospital Bed -- Daily Mail
* Former Russian peasant designed the AK-47 after the Second World War
* Popular with militants, the gun is still made in his home city of Izhevsk
* Its low price and wide production made it synonymous with mass killing
* Inventor insisted he created it to 'defend the fatherland' of Soviet Union
* There is one Kalashnikov for every 70 people in the world
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the assault rifle that has killed more people than any other firearm in the world, has died at the age of 94.
Kalashnikov, who created the AK-47 just after World War Two, died in his home city of Izhevsk, near the Ural Mountains, where his gun is still made.
He had been ill for some time and had been in intensive care since November 17.
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The designer of the AK-47 assault rifle dies, aged 94 -- Deutsche Welle
Mikhail Kalashnikov, AK-47 Inventor, Dies at 94 -- Epoch Times
Kalashnikov assault rifle designer is dead at 94 -- Reuters
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Update: His legacy lives on .... Kalashnikov Plans New Rifle, More Export Models – Director -- RIA Novosti
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