23 April 2004 - North Korea Special Weapons News |
- OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Explosion in Ryongchon County OCHA-DPRK 23 Apr 2004 -- On Thursday 22 April 2004, at 1210 hrs local time (0310 UCT), two train wagons carrying explosives detonated at Ryongchon Station, Ryongchon Country, North Phyongan Province. Initial reports from Government received today indicate that the accident happened during shunting operations at the station. According to the Government the explosives were enroute to a construction site for a large scale irrigation project. [PDF 136Kb]
- UN team to assess damage from train explosion in DPR of Korea UN News Centre 23 Apr 2004 -- The United Nations is sending a damage assessment team this weekend to the site of the train explosion in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that killed 50 people and injured more than 1,000 others, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.
- U-N/NORTH KOREA AID VOA 23 Apr 2004 -- The United Nations is sending a team to North Korea to assess needs in the wake of the devastating train disaster.
- North Korea Acknowledges Train Accident RFE/RL 23 Apr 2004 -- A North Korean diplomat today acknowledged that an "accident" occurred yesterday at a railway station near its border with China, and that it needs assistance from the international community to deal with the aftermath.
- Thousands Of Casualties Feared in Korea Train Crash VOA News 23 Apr 2004 -- A South Korean television station says up to 3,000 people were killed or injured when two trains loaded with fuel collided and exploded at a North Korean station near the Chinese border.
- North Korea: Pyongyang Still Silent On Deadly Train Wreck RFE/RL 23 Apr 2004 -- The North Korean government and media have made no public statement today, more than 24 hours after a fiery train wreck near the Chinese border.
- Kim Jong Il Pays Unofficial Visit to China KCNA 23 Apr 2004 -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, paid an unofficial visit to the People's Republic of China from April 19 to 21 at the invitation of Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China.
- Speech of Kim Jong Il at Banquet KCNA 23 Apr 2004 -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, made a speech at a banquet given in honor of him by Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and president of the People's Republic of China.
- Speech of Kim Jong Il at Banquet KCNA 23 Apr 2004 -- Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China, arranged a banquet on April 19 in honor of Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- DPRK Cabinet Premier Visits Village on Outskirts of Beijing KCNA 23 Apr 2004 -- Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, together with Yon Hyong Muk, vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, Wednesday visited Han Cun He Cun, Fang Shan District, Beijing.
- Message to Hu Jintao KCNA 23 Apr 2004 -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, today sent a message of thanks to Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People's Republic of China.
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