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North Korea Train Explosion
The explosion at a train station in North Korea that killed around 170 people and destroyed thousands of homes in April 2004. Hear from a Western aid worker called in to help.
An explosion at a train station in North Korea killed around 170 people and destroyed thousands of homes in April 2004. In a rare moment of openness, authorities in Pyongyang asked the United Nations for help. Hear from a Western aid worker who travelled to Ryongchon to assess the damage.
(Photo: North Koreans clear rubble after the Ryongchon train explosion. Credit: Gerald Bourke/World Food Programme/Getty Images)
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