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N. Korea: Blast part of hydro-electric project
North Korea said Monday last week's explosion in a remote northern area was part of a hydro-electric project, the BBC quoted the North's foreign minister as telling a visiting British official.
Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun told British Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell that the blast was the deliberate demolition of a mountain for the project, the BBC said.
South Korean officials Sunday confirmed indications of a large explosions in the region bordering China on the night of Sept. 8 and early morning of Sept. 9.
There has been no explanation by the North's official media of the explosion.
Initial reports of a possible nuclear test had been questioned by South Korean and U.S. officials who said there was a lack of signature signs.
Rammell is the highest British official to visit Pyongyang and he had been expected to meet the North's leader Kim Jong-il. |
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