Posted on 05/12/2010 9:33:52 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Arsons Reported in North Korea
2010-05-11
Pyongyang blames “hostile elements,” but residents see the fires as protests against the regime.
SEOUL—Authorities in North Korea’s Yangang province have warned citizens of the isolated Stalinist state to be vigilant for “hostile elements” following a spate of arson attacks, local residents said.
“Fires of unknown origin have been set to several residential houses,” a resident of Yangang said in a recent interview.
“Ministry of Public Security agents and public prosecutors have been mobilized to conduct an investigation,” said the source, who added that there is an “absence of any leads or clues” in the attacks.
Instead, the government’s propaganda machine was blaming “hostile elements inside North Korea” for the attacks, the source added.
Local people have been asked to be on their guard and to report any suspicious activity.
Several Yangang residents said they see the attacks as a form of protest against the ruling Workers’ Party.
The serial arsons are “undoubtedly acts by someone holding a grudge against our [North Korean] system,” one resident said.
Others agreed, saying that similar arson attacks had occurred on a daily basis during the last great famine (1995-97), which is known inside North Korea as “the Arduous March.”
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What a hell hole. And aint it grand... that’s where we’ll be in another generation.
bttt.
Bump.
very interesting
Translation: nobody's squealing.
It would be interesting to know who the targets have been. "Ministry of Public Security agents and public prosecutors" and their families, friends, and sympathizer-wannabees would be high on my list of guesses.
I could see why they riot in NK hey Tiger where they get matches I thought they used it all because to warm up houses in NK
Trouble in paradise aka NORTH Korea LOL!
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