N. Korea appeals for help, says blast killed several hundred

Saturday, April 24, 2004

DANDONG, China -- Issuing a rare appeal for foreign help, North Korea's secretive government said Friday that a devastating train explosion killed several hundred people, and it invited aid workers to come see the disaster site near the Chinese border.

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