The Age / AP, Reuters | Bassem Mroue | 18 September 2024
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Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded nearly simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria.
- Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack.
- Lebanon’s health minister said at least 11 people died and 2750 were wounded.
Beirut: Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near-simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials said.
Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border. The Israeli military declined to comment.
A Hezbollah official who spoke on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press that the new brand of handheld pagers used by the group first heated up, then exploded, killing at least two of its members and wounding others.
Lebanon’s health minister, Firas Abiad, said at least eight people were killed and 2750 wounded – 200 of them critically. A separate Reuters report put the death toll at 11 so far.
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