Russia says thwarted smuggling of giant meteorite to UK

The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said. Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation. "The strategically important cargo was discovered during checks on a sea container at the port of Saint Petersburg," the customs service said in a statement. "When attempting to export it, it was declared as a garden sculpture. But a detailed inspection revealed that the origin and value...