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NORTH KOREA: Syrians, 'equipment' were in N. Korea train blast

Syrian technicians accompanying unknown equipment were killed in the
train explosion in North Korea on April 22, according to a report in a
Japanese newspaper.

A military specialist on Korean affairs revealed that the Syrian
technicians were killed in the explosion in Ryongchon in the
northwestern part of the country, according to the Sankei Shimbun. The
specialist said the Syrians were accompanying "large equipment" and that
the damage from the explosion was greatest in the portion of the train
they occupied.

The source said North Korean military personnel with protective suits
responded to the scene soon after the explosion and removed material
only from the Syrians' section of the train.

The technicians were from the Syrian technical research center called
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche Scientific (CERS). Although CERS was
established to promote science and technology development, it has been
viewed as a major player in Syria's weapons of mass destruction
development program.

The source said it was not known whether the cargo was the source of the
explosion or whether it had exploded following a separate explosion on
another section of the train.

As many as 10 Syrians and accompanying North Koreans were killed,
according to the report. The bodies of the Syrians were taken home on
May 1 by a Syrian aircraft, which had come to Pyongyang to deliver aid
supplies.

The Syrians and North Koreans who transported the victimrs were also
reportedly wearing protective suits similar to those worn by the North
Korean military figures who arrived on the scene immediately after the
accident, the source said.

The United States and other countries have expressed concern that Syrian
and North Korea are developoing Scud-D missiles, as well as chemical and
biological weapons.

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.


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