A communication device on the ground as Lebanese army forces prepare to destroy it in a controlled explosion. September 19, 2024. (Photo: CFP) Thousands of handheld radios and pagers used by Hezbollah were detonated across Lebanon this week, killing dozens and wounding thousands. The attacks, ac...
Beirut, Lebanon— A source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah group told the French news agency AFP that walkie-talkies used by group members exploded in its Beirut stronghold Wednesday, with state media reporting similar blasts of pagers and "devices" in east and south Lebanon. Lebanon's Health Mini...
Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was also said to have been injured by the explosion of a pager according to Iran's Mehr news agency. How could the pagers explode? There has been widespread speculation aboutwhat caused the pagers to explode. Experts broadly agree that the blasts ...
The ministry noted that preliminary information indicates "the injuries were related to the explosion of wireless devices that were in the possession of the injured." The ministry also asked all citizens who own pagers to throw them away immediately. An ambulance arrives to...
That raises the possibility Israel was aware of a shipment of pagers heading to Hezbollah and managed to modify the pagers before delivery, he said. Another possibility is an electronic pulse "that was sent from afar and burned the devices and caused their explosion,” said ...
The batch of pagers used by Hezbollah representatives is believed to have contained a small explosive charge within the device that was triggered by a simple message sent to the pagers, according to a former British Army munitions expert whospoke to the BBC. And terror groups and governments ali...
That raises the possibility Israel was aware of a shipment of pagers heading to Hezbollah and managed to modify the pagers before delivery, he said. Another possibility is an electronic pulse "that was sent from afar and burnt the devices and caused their explosion," said Yehoshua Kalisky...
The Hezbollah Resistance Movement said it is conducting a "security and scientific investigation" into the explosion of pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday. Hezbollah said 11 of its members were martyred on Tuesday. "We hold the Israeli enemy fully responsible for this criminal aggression, which also ...
and thanked lebanon for providing immediate medical treatment to amani, iranian state media reported. more than 1,000 people across lebanon, including hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded on tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded, security sources told reuters. a hezbollah ...
An image from security camera video verified by CBS News Confirmed shows a man (second from lower left) reacting after an explosion inside a bag he was carrying, as thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah members exploded near simultaneously, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024.Social med...