North Koreans say blast was demolition
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North Korean officials have announced that a huge explosion in its remote Northeast was part of a hydroelectric project. Mystery surrounded the blast in the mountainous province of Yanggang and fears grew
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SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a plume of smoke more than two miles wide into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The explosion happened at 11 a.m...
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South Korea's latest assessment of a  widely reported explosion in North Korea last week is that  there was no blast at all at the suspected site, a vice  minister said on Friday.
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North Korea's foreign minister said that a huge explosion in the country's remote interior that triggered fears of a nuclear test was a harmless demolition blast linked to a hydro-electric power project.
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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 that Pyongyang might have tested an atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
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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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A huge explosion rocked an area in North  Korea near the border with China three days ago and the  accident appears to be much worse than a train blast that  killed at least 170 people in April, Yonhap news agency  reported on Sunday.
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_ North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to
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Intelligence reports of a massive explosion accompanied by a mushroom-shaped cloud over North Koreaâs Kimhyongjik county were a false alarm, South Korean officials concluded Friday.
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SEOUL, South Korea - An explosion that shot a 2-mile-wide mushroom cloud into the sky was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, North Korea said Monday, and it invited a British diplomat to visit the site.    Experts from the United States and elsewhere say they don't believe Thursday's blast near the Chinese border was a nuclear test...
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Foreign diplomats who visited the site  of a mysterious explosion in North Korea said on Friday it was  a hydroelectric project under heavy construction, but South  Korea insisted the blast took place elsewhere.
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Communist North Korea's claim that a huge and mysterious explosion was caused by a civil engineering project might be true, according to South Korea's intelligence agency.
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A huge explosion in North Korea last week may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea&#39;s spy agency said on Wednesday.
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SEOUL, South Korea Sept. 12, 2004 - 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.
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SEOUL : A huge explosion rocked North Korea&#39;s northern inland province of Ryanggang last week, triggering a mushroom cloud at least two miles in radius, South Korea&#39;s Yonhap news agency said Sunday.
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Diplomats who visited the scene of a mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a hydroelectric construction project, and one envoy said more blasts were planned, Kyodo news agency reported.
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SEOUL - A large explosion occurred in North Korea&#39;s northernmost inland province of Yanggang on Thursday, which was the 56th anniversary of the country&#39;s founding, South Korea&#39;s Yonhap News Agency reported Sunday.