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Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth...

Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N. Korea

Information just starting to come in about a very large ( hinting at nuclear ) explosion in the same areas of North Korea.

Its 1:00 PM local time over there, I suspect we will know more by the time I get up in about 10:00 hours time, but this key passage from the Reuters report:

Citing an unidentified source in Beijing, Yonhap said the explosion happened on Thursday in Yanggang province near the border with China. The damage and crater left by the explosion in Kim Hyong Jik county was big enough to be noticed by a satellite, the source said.

First - To be noticed from space, its not a standard every day 'train accident', like last time.
Second - Nice to know someones looking, and knows where to look.
Third - It appears to be the Chinese who are doing the most looking, which seems right.

UPDATE: NKOR says its just excavation for a hydroelectric dam.

Posted @ September 11, 2004 09:22 PM | Current Affairs