Tue Nov 10, 12:23 PM ET

Mikhail Kalashnikov poses during a media event in 2007. The Russian inventor of the globally popular AK-47 assault rifle, declared himself a happy man with few regrets as he celebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday. (AFP/Maxim Marmur)

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