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2017-09-21 International

6023.

Recently, which country unveils statue of AK-47 assault rifle inventor "Mikhail Kalashnikov"?

Russia

Germany

China

Japan

Answer: Option

Explanation:

The nine-metre (30ft) statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, has been unveiled in Russian capital Moscow in a controversial ceremony. Kalashnikov designed "Avtomat Kalashnikova", which became the standard issue rifle of the Soviet army, in 1947 - hence the abbreviation AK-47.