A Siberian
man looking to get his hands on firewood got a bit of a shock when he parted with $15 for some innocent looking wooden crates. Reuters reports that the kindling was not so innocent; it contained 79 Kalashnikov rifles and 253 cartridges. It is believed that the weapons were on their way to a recycling plant to be disposed of, though it is not known how exactly they ended up in the man's possession. According to RIA Novosti the man called the police when he discovered something shaped like a rifle in one of the crates. When authorities arrived and inspected the fire wood 78 additional working rifles were found. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin, who is in charge of the country's defense has said he is investigating into how the rifles managed to go astray. Please follow Europe on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »See Also:A Russian Ship Just Delivered 35 Tons Of Arms To SyriaWatch This Stunning HD Time-Lapse Of The Largest City North Of The Arctic CircleRUSSIAN ROULETTE: Check Out The Ridiculous Theory That Could Reveal The Next Russian Leader

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