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North Korea declares a State of Emergency
News 10 ^
| 4/22/2004
| Associated Press
Posted on 04/22/2004 12:00:44 PM PDT by yonif
A South Korean news agency reports North Korea has declared a State of Emergency in the region where two trains crashed and exploded.
According to media reports, up to three thousand people were injured or killed in the crash between trains carrying oil and liquefied petroleum near the border with China.
North Korea has reportedly cut international phone lines to keep news of the crash from leaking out of the country.
One witness is quoted as saying the area around the station "has turned into ruins as if it were bombarded."
Just hours earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had reportedly passed through the station as he returned from China.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accident; dprk; emergency; nktrainwreck; northkorea; traincrash
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posted on
04/22/2004 12:00:48 PM PDT
by
yonif
To: yonif
Just hours earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had reportedly passed through the station as he returned from China. Hmm.
2
posted on
04/22/2004 12:01:57 PM PDT
by
BrooklynGOP
(www.logicandsanity.com)
To: yonif
So has Kim Il-Jung been confirmed alive? Or is that an open question at the moment?
3
posted on
04/22/2004 12:02:36 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Mahmoud Zahar, step right up! You're the next contestant on "Who wants to field test a Hellfire?")
To: yonif
carrying oil and liquefied petroleum near the border with China. Is there another kind?
4
posted on
04/22/2004 12:03:19 PM PDT
by
Hugin
To: thoughtomator
Most media report the dictator passed through the area hours before this happened.
5
posted on
04/22/2004 12:03:43 PM PDT
by
yonif
("So perish all Thine enemies, O the Lord" - Judges 5:31)
To: yonif
Great time to strike....
6
posted on
04/22/2004 12:04:17 PM PDT
by
Sybeck1
(Kerry: how can we trust him with our money, if Teresa won't trust him with hers!)
To: yonif
North Korea declares a State of Emergency finally
7
posted on
04/22/2004 12:05:00 PM PDT
by
InvisibleChurch
(I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it)
To: yonif
8
posted on
04/22/2004 12:05:34 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
To: yonif
This is like the set up for a Tom Clancy novel.
9
posted on
04/22/2004 12:05:47 PM PDT
by
conservonator
(Blank by popular demand)
To: yonif
>According to media reports, up to
three thousand people were injured or killed in the crash between trains carrying
oil and liquefied petroleum [?!] near the border with China. ... One witness is quoted as saying
the area around the station "has turned into ruins as if it were bombarded."
To: yonif
My prayers go out to the victims. It's not their fault they took birth in one of the most hellish countries on Earth.
11
posted on
04/22/2004 12:08:52 PM PDT
by
BullDog108
(KNOW YOUR ENEMY! http://bvml.org/webmaster/enemy.html)
To: Hugin
carrying oil and liquefied petroleum near the border with China. Is there another kind?
Knowing the state of North Korea, they might be down to parafin and cow manure...
... and a few boxcars of soylent green.
12
posted on
04/22/2004 12:09:18 PM PDT
by
Mr.Atos
To: yonif
Just hours earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had reportedly passed through the station as he returned from China.
So they admit they have no flights between Peking and Pyongyang? Sounds like someone's timing was a bit off. Bet more than 3000 heads roll over and above the casualties. If I'm suspicious, imagine Kim Jong Mentally Ill.
To: Mr.Atos
It's probably LPG --highly volatile and very dangerous.
To: Hugin
I assume they mean Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) which is a liquified gas under pressure. I wouldn't claim to be an expert, but I believe it's a by product of the oil refining process. PS: explosion of a pressurized tank car of that stuff would indeed make a very loud boom and very deep crater.
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posted on
04/22/2004 12:11:51 PM PDT
by
katana
To: yonif
... somewhere prior to the tragedy, in a signal box, one aged copper wire broke.
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posted on
04/22/2004 12:11:54 PM PDT
by
Mr.Atos
To: Mr.Atos
I mean of course LNG Liqud natural gas.
To: the Real fifi
Nevermind--LPG it is..
To: thoughtomator
Since we're dealing with a closed society, that has closed off any communication to the outside world, the question's "open".
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posted on
04/22/2004 12:13:48 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ...( Azadi baraye Iran)
To: Hugin
LPG - Liquified Petroleum Gas
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