Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo? (Syria, WMD Connection)

www.independent.co.kr ^ | 05/07/04 | Yoo Hae-sung

[TigerLikesRooster]

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Ryongchon Explosion Occurred While Transporting Military Cargo?

Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese Daily, reported on 7th (of May, 2004), "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."

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. 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."

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[heleny]

"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."
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Syrian casualties went home via a Syrian transport plane on May 1st, which was there to pick up the cargo. All personnels involved in the transport (of Syrians), both Syrians and N. Koreans, were again wearing protective suits.

I guess the cargo wasn't oil and liquified petroleum as initially suggested in the news but discounted as very unlikely by many smart freepers!
(Early reports in various threads, including: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1122467/posts)

[shadowman99]

"Let's put it this way. Remember the greatest explosion in history. It occurred on Reagan's watch in a remote part of Siberia."

I haven't heard of this. Where can I find out more?

[Rockitz]

Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts?

At least those "Axis of Evil" guys stick up for one another.

[nuconvert]

"They are all in the same boat."


Man the torpedoes!

[happygrl]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1122462/posts "The station was destroyed as if hit by a bombardment and debris flew high into the sky," Yonhap said, quoting the unidentified sources. Post #18

[GEC]

We need to invade both countries...soon.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts? That is interesting!"

Chances are they are participating in more than "relief efforts." My guess is that they are there for damage control and recovery of incriminating evidence, to make sure that evidence - physical or otherwise - as to what really caused the explosion doesn't get out.

[heleny]

for damage control and recovery of incriminating evidence

Exactly.

Maybe now they even get to study the effects/results of whatever experimental explosive they might have had.

[BigSkyFreeper]

This would explain the secrecy of N. Korea, going to great lengths to cut their phone lines shortly after the disaster.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Syria is one of the first countries helping out with relief efforts? That is interesting!

As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather, flock together". Interesting indeed yet not surprising.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Also, dictatorships often accept aid in a particular order, preferring not to accept aid from enemy countries unless absolutely necessary. So, they would accept aid from China and Syria before accepting aid from the US.

This is true. China was right in there near helping out, time elapsed, days later, South Korea was able to bring relief efforts into North Korea.

[Walkingfeather]

smells like the mossad boys doing the voodoo they do SO WELL!

[meatloaf]

Depends on the type of radiation.

[NerdDad]

Been there, done that, and can top it. Worked in the office with a Mexican who had a yobo downtown.
554 Red Horse
Osan
1978-79

[menotyu]

I don't know what they used but it sure was effective. Before After

[Rebelbase]

"Remember the greatest explosion in history. It occurred on Reagan's watch in a remote part of Siberia."

Details and links please.

[shadowman99]

I have a feeling he's refering to Chernobyl, but I fail to see his point. Reagan did not attack Chernobyl. And there's a great deal of tinfoil that someone (the US?) attacked N.Korea. I don't buy it. Bush isn't looking for another conflict.

[dufekin]

Here's a thread about the 1982 Siberia explosion:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1071087/posts

[Rebelbase]

thanks

[dufekin]

No, I'm not talking about Chernobyl (which is in the Ukraine). I'm talking about a massive 1982 gas-pipeline explosion. Basically, the CIA formed front companies to sell the Soviet Union technology to control the flow of natural gas. The computerized technology was programmed to work normally so as to pass quality-control testing. A preprogrammed "bug" suddenly caused a pressure buildup in the natural-gas pipeline so severe that the pipeline burst over a wide area, causing a huge explosion and fire. This explosion appeared as a nuclear blast--except that it wasn't nuclear. Because it occurred in a remote part of Siberia, there were no casualties, although consequent delivery problems seriously damaged the struggling Communist economy.