[gaijin]

It’s little known, but maybe 4 years before Kim Jong **IL** died, there was an assasination attempt:

His train was known to be due to pass through a station and someone planted a bomb —A REALLY ENORMOUS BOMB— there for him.

It was set to go off at the proper time, alas Jong Il altered his schedule suddenly and his train travel was suddenly made safe:

The explosion took out maybe 6 full city blocks.

Dang it, I checked and I can’t find the amazing photos:

Outside of a Fuel-Air Explosion it was the biggest conventional blast aftermath I’ve ever seen.

There were rumors that the “bomb” was actually an entire TRAIN full of ordnance.

[gaijin]

Super interesting NK spy trivia from 4 years ago:

Big gaggle of Syrian rocket scientists in North Korea get blown up..!

https://www.nknews.org/2013/06/the-odd-tale-of-a-lone-israeli-spy-and-north-korea/

[ctdonath2]

Ah yes, I remember that. People were wondering if it were a small nuke gone awry.

Amazing how truly evil people are kept oddly safe at times...

[aumrl]

yes
I remember that gaijin.

Who was the freeper who loved trains?
I kinda felt badly for him. Blowing up a frain and all........

[UCANSEE2]

Mass Casualties Feared in N. Korea Train Blast

"Blast Published April 23, 2004 FoxNews.com Facebook Twitter Email Print SEOUL, South Korea – Thousands of people may have been killed or injured Thursday in a horrific train collision and explosion at a station near the Chinese border, according to South Korean news media, just hours after North Korean President Kim Jong Il (search) had passed through the same spot."

One picture at this source.

One of the FR threads

Another FR thread.

Most of the pictures (what few there were) have been scrubbed from the Internet.