8 killed, 2,750 injured in pager explosions in Lebanon
Updated:1 year, 9 months ago
Updated:1 year, 9 months ago
Beirut (Lebanon), September 17 (ANI): Lebanon has confirmed a series of explosions across the country, resulting in the deaths of at least eight people and injuring 2,750 others. According to reports, the blasts were caused by exploding handheld pagers. Health Minister Firass Abiad further informed that 200 people are in critical condition after the communication devices exploded on September 17. He also said that the victims are receiving treatment in over 150 hospitals.Earlier, Arab media had reported that some 1,000 Hezbollah operatives so far have been injured by exploding pagers and radios. Reports suggest that Hezbollah figures in Syria were also injured in the apparently simultaneous blasts. Also injured was Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani.Social media is in rife with videos that caught the explosions, their aftermath, and chaos in Lebanese hospitals. Unverified Arab media reports have attributed the blasts to an Israeli cyber attack.However, no official statement has been released by the Israeli military regarding the explosions in Lebanon.
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