27 April 2004 - North Korea Special Weapons News |
- South Korea's Relief Aid for the Train Explosion at Ryongchong Station (As of April 26) ROK Ministry of Unification 27 Apr 2004
- Damage by Explosion at Ryongchon Railway Station KCNA 27 Apr 2004 -- As already reported, a strong explosion was caused by the contact of electric lines during the shunt of wagons loaded with nitric ammonium fertilizer and tank wagons at Ryongchon Railway Station in North Phyongan Province, northwestern part of Korea, on April 22.
- First Installment of Emergency Relief Goods from China Arrives KCNA 27 Apr 2004 -- The first installment of emergency relief goods including food worth 500,000 Renminbi Yuan reached the spot on Sunday.
- Ministries and National Institutions Assist Ryongchon County KCNA 27 Apr 2004 -- Officials of ministries and national institutions are sending quantities of aid materials to the people in the damaged area upon hearing news of a sudden accident in Ryongchon County.
- Celebrations Held on Army Day KCNA 27 Apr 2004 -- Functions took place Sunday to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
- POWELL / NORTH KOREA VOA 27 Apr 2004 -- Setting aside political differences with Pyongyang, the United States is providing North Korea with at least 100-thousand dollars in emergency aid to help it deal with last week's devastating train accident and explosion.
- NOKOR BLAST AID VOA 27 Apr 2004 -- The U-N World Food Program is appealing for emergency aid for victims of Thursday's massive railroad blast in North Korea. Aid workers are describing a desperate scene at hospitals where the injured are receiving treatment.
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