Shalom All:I only quote a little bit from this article and I share these quotes because linked items on the internet have a way of being "edited" or "go-missing", shall we say. It is amazing that the net is still as free as it is!
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_10.html
"A military specialist on Korean affairs revealed that the Syrian technicians were killed in the explosion in Ryongchon in the northwestern part of the country, according to the Sankei Shimbun. The specialist said the Syrians were accompanying 'large equipment' and that the damage from the explosion was greatest in the portion of the train they occupied.
"The source said North Korean military personnel with protective suits responded to the scene soon after the explosion and removed material only from the Syrians' section of the train."
"The Syrians and North Koreans who transported the victimrs were also reportedly wearing protective suits similar to those worn by the North Korean military figures who arrived on the scene immediately after the accident, the source"