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| Syrians killed in Nork Train blast |
| 2004-05-15 |
| Via LGF: A military source familiar with Korean Peninsula affairs revealed on 6 May that Syrian technicians were killed in a train explosion incident that occurred on 22 April in Yongch’on in the northwestern part of the DPRK and that the damage was especially serious in that section of the train where the Syrians were aboard, along with large equipment. The same source noted that although the contents of the equipment are unknown, DPRK military-related personnel wearing protective suits arrived on the scene immediately after the explosion and removed debris only from that section of the train where the Syrian group had been aboard. Consequently, there is a strong likelihood that the accident occurred when military materials were being secretly transported between the DPRK and Syria. |
| Posted by:Anonymous2U |
| #5 maybe God doesn't like bad guys with weapons on trains? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-15 7:37:02 PM |
| #4 Great post, Anon2U! If this is true, it's semi-HUGE! (Weapons material going from the NorKs to Syria for their WMD program...) |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-05-15 7:26:07 PM |
| #3 When I saw this explosion I thought about the simular explosion at the Iran Afghan border. http://www.sarbaz.org/Articles/English/DEBKA021904.htm |
| Posted by: Dutchgeek 2004-05-15 5:26:51 PM |
| #2 Syrian and North Korean technical expertise working together. Is that a formula for success, or what? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-15 5:05:29 PM |
| #1 Concerning the cause of the explosion incident, the DPRK has explained that a train carrying fertilizer containing ammonium nitrate and a railroad tank carrying petroleum were being shunted, and, in the process, came into contact with electrical wires, due to carelessness. Typical railway marshaling yards are conspicuously free of overhead high tension wires in order to avoid exactly this sort of scenario. Methinks we have a cover story. The presence of Syrian technicians and any influx of aid from their country is just one more good reason to put that terrorist anthill under the magnifying glass. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-15 5:01:04 PM |