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Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village

Experts from Kenya's space agency are investigating a 500kg metal ring that crashed to Earth on Monday.

It fell on Mukuku village, 50km (31 miles) south-east of the capital, Nairobi - no-one was reported hurt.

The Kenya Space Agency said its initial assessment showed that the huge object was "a separation ring from a launch vehicle (rocket)".

It added that these "are usually designed to burn up as they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere or to fall over unoccupied areas, such as the oceans".

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