Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo? <font size=4>(Syria, WMD Connection)
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www.independent.co.kr ^ | 05/07/04 | Yoo Hae-sung
Posted on 05/07/2004 10:15:07 AM EDT by TigerLikesRooster
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Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo? <font size=3>
Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese Daily, reported on 7th (of May, 2004), <font size=4>"In Ryongchon Blast, Syrian engineers were killed and wounded. A wagon carrying a large cargo had a particularly heavy damage, revealed on 6th (of May, 2004) by a military news source who has great expertise on Korean matters." According to the source, "the content of the cargo is unknown. However, after the accident, N. Korean military personnels in protective suits arrived at the scene, and recovered the remains of the destroyed wagon. We strongly suspect that the accident occurred while transporting a top-secret cargo between N. Korea and Syria."
The paper went on to say, citing the source, "Passengers in the wagon were engineers dispatched from Syria's Scientific Investigation and Research Center(CERS). CERS's goal is promoting science and technology. It is also suspected of a major involvement in the Syria's development of WMD's." <font size=3>
It also reported, "Engineers were in a separate compartment in a wagon from the cargo compartment. It is not clear whether the cargo was the primary source of the explosion or the secondary source after explosion from other wagons. However, it is true that this wagon had the most extensive damage. Close to 10 personnels of both Syrians and N. Koreans were either killed or wounded."
Syrian casualties went home via a Syrian transport plane on May 1st, which was there to pick up the cargo. <font size=4>All personnels involved in the transport (of Syrians), both Syrians and N. Koreans, were again wearing protective suits.
The paper further added, "The behaviors of N. Korea and Syria showed that this cargo is of utmost secret nature, which they never want to disclose. Countries like America suspect that N. Korea and Syria are cooperating the development of Syrian Scud D missiles or chemical weapons." <font size=3>
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