N.Korea Blast Cause Unclear But Many Theories
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An accident at an underground munitions depot or a weapons factory was the likely cause of a huge explosion in North Korea last week, and there were possibly two blasts, South Korean media reports said on Monday.
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SEOUL, South Korea Sept. 13, 2004 - North Korea said Monday that the large explosion near its border with China several days ago was a &quot;deliberate detonation of a mountain&quot; as part of a hydroelectric project, the BBC reported.
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SEOUL, South Korea  - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea on an important anniversary of the communist regime, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
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Foreign diplomats taken to the scene of a mysterious blast in North Korea were shown a &quot;very, very large&quot; construction site where they were told two explosions were conducted, diplomats said.
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WASHINGTONâAn explosion last Sunday in South Korea prompted huge warning signals, as all eyes shifted to North Korea glaring skeptically as to whether the blast was a nuclear test of some sort.
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A diplomat who visited the site of a huge explosion in North Korea said Friday he saw no evidence it was caused by a nuclear test, and South Korean officials said mushroom-shaped plume thought to be from the blast may have instead been a natural cloud formation.
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Intelligence analysis of a massive explosion in North Koreaâs Ryanggang Province on Sept. 9 corroborates with Pyongyangâs explanation that it was a controlled blast to clear rock, according to South Korean and US officials.
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SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The South Korean government said it was trying to confirm the report...
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SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge column of smoke into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The South Korean government said it was trying to confirm the report of an explosion at 11 a.m...
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Analysis: More tough talk, another provocation. What's behind Pyongyang's threat to test a nuclear weapon?
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Revelations over the weekend about a massive and mysterious explosion on North Korea&#39;s border with China have intensified the feverish speculations about the country&#39;s nuclear programme.
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North Korea's explanation that a  blast last week was demolition work for a power project rather  than a nuclear explosion squared with what Washington saw,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.
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SEOUL, South Korea/Washington  - A huge explosion  rocked North Korea last week but U.S. and South Korean  officials said Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear  weapons test despite the appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over  the area.
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WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that the United States did not know what caused a huge mysterious blast in North Korea last week but it was not a nuclear test.
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Diplomats who visited the scene of a  mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a  hydroelectric construction project where they were told two  explosions had been conducted, Kyodo news agency reported.
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A huge explosion rocked North Korea near  the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom  cloud that sparked speculation Pyongyang might have tested an  atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
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South Korea is seeking independent verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a hydroelectric scheme, Seoul's defense minister said on Tuesday.