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From the Associated Press: Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight 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 2,700 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 2,750 wounded — 200 of them critically.
The Hezbollah terrorists had been warned by their leader, Hassan Nasrallah, not to carry cell phones, for fear they could be used by Israel to track their movements. Therefore, many of them had resorted to carrying pagers.
Now the pagers have just been used to carry out an apparently carefully orchestrated attack.
Videos are already circulating on social media showing some of the explosions, and the aftermath.
Seen dozens of photos/videos of people in Lebanon with injuries to their legs — where pagers would have been in pocket — or hands/arms.
Videos being shared on social media seem to show the pagers ring, then explode. pic.twitter.com/uq76o4MO08
— Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) September 17, 2024
MAJOR DEVELOPING STORY: Hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists all over Lebanon were just killed / severely injured when their “pagers” all suddenly simultaneously exploded in a scene out of science fiction. pic.twitter.com/4VxzwXzonv
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 17, 2024
Hezbollah in full panic mode having already banned cell phones for their terrorists and opting instead for pagers.
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That ended well 😂
— Emily Schrader – אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) September 17, 2024
Absolute chaos in Lebanon as over a thousand Hezbollah members were simultaneously injured when their comms pagers exploded in an unprecedented cyberattack. pic.twitter.com/pJRDEAEnlr
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 17, 2024
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
UPDATE: Lebanese hospitals overwhelmed as hundreds upon hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists arrived with critical injuries after Israel allegedly hacked their pagers and blew them up remotely in an incredible operation never seen before. pic.twitter.com/qjeJ3AmF9O
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 17, 2024
That’s scary. Does this mean they can do it to cell phones too? Does #Apple have a fix for this in #iOS18
Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded after handheld pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria, officials say | AP News https://t.co/KM9g3Ue5yv
— Ray Strowbridge (@raystrowbridge) September 17, 2024
Why does Hezbollah use pagers? “Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah previously warned the group’s members not to carry cellphones, saying that they could be used by Israel to track their movements and to carry out targeted strikes.”https://t.co/q6LyEEzi1R
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) September 17, 2024
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