Hundreds of pagers exploded in Lebanon and Syria. Here’s what we know
Tiny explosive devices may have been built into the pagers before their delivery to Hezbollah, and then all remotely triggered simultaneously, possibly with a radio signal.
New York | In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least nine people – including a young girl – and wounding thousands more.
The Iran-backed militant group blamed Israel for the deadly explosions, which targeted an extraordinary breadth of people and showed signs of being a long-planned operation. How the attack was executed is largely uncertain and investigators have not immediately said how the pagers were detonated. The Israeli military has declined to comment.
AP
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