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October 26, 2009

http://www.digitaldrugs.info/ Huge meteorite fell on a field near a small town in Latvia, creating a 20 meter crater. Nobody was hurt. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/... Local farmers called 911 to le...

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Huge meteorite fell on a field near a small town in Latvia, creating a 20 meter crater. Nobody was hurt.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/832...
Local farmers called 911 to let them know about "the flying fire." Scientists, dispatched to the scene, removed the meteorite to determine its composition.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20091026/1565...

Local residents managed to record the meteorite on their mobile camera (everyone in Latvia carries a mobile HD-camera.) This video has been broadcasted on Latvian news.

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An elaborate publicity stunt by a Swedish mobile phone company involving a faked meteorite strike in a Latvian meadow has provided a new case study on how a marketing campaign can backfire.

Tele2 on Tuesday promised to reimburse the Baltic nation for the cost of sending military units and scientists to investigate a 10 metre-wide crater that appeared near the Estonian border after locals reported seeing a streak of light cross the sky on Sunday.

The Stockholm-based company admitted it had dug the hole and burned chemicals at its base to create the impression of a smouldering meteorite crater.

News of the apparent strike attracted worldwide media attention on Monday as Latvian security forces cordoned off the area to conduct radiation tests.

A spokesman for Tele2's Latvian unit said the stunt had been intended to distract attention from the country's economic crisis and give people something "creative and exciting" to talk about.

But the Latvian government, battling against the deepest recession in the European Union, was not amused and said it would cut its contract with the company in protest.

"The Interior Ministry doesn't want to do business with a firm that promotes itself at our expense," said Linda Murniece, interior minister.

Scientists grew sceptical as they started inspecting the symmetrically shaped, 3m-deep pit and cynics questioned why a camera crew had been on hand to video the smoking crater.

Pernilla Oldmark, spokesman for Tele2 in Stockholm, said the stunt had been intended to kick off a forthcoming marketing campaign. "The message will become clear as soon as the concept is launched," she said, while apologising for the disruption caused.

Ms Murniece accused Tele2 of "cynical mockery" at the expense of Latvians and police said they were launching a formal investigation that could lead to criminal charges.

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merlinaustinbourret (3 days ago) Show Hide

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so true

fox9ninja (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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that guy's voice sounds like that lemur in madagascar

gedguts (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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prixuju tele2 ??

karlis2223 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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латыши всем показали что хватает людей которые могут удивить весь мир креативными

идеями, думаю не один рекламсчик позовидовал смелой идеи

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1кр

bohmannn (3 weeks ago) Show Hide

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по настоящему мы никогда правды не узнаем все уже схвачено
Просто ловкий трюк типо фальшивый а на самом деле что то важное

bohmannn (3 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Вас так обвели вокруг пальца там действительно что то очень серетное важное упало! А этому теле2 просто заплатили чтоб типо это он сделал, согласиесь никтоб не сделал такую х*рню да там даже рекламы никакой не было!!

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dude

holyboddy (3 weeks ago) Show Hide

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ding ding, We got a Einstein here.

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lol!!
TELE 2!!

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