Lebanese Army Detonates Suspicious Pagers
Funeral procession for a victim of the Israeli terrorist attack, Sept. 18, 2024. X/ @TRTWorldNow
September 19, 2024 Hour: 8:03 am
The explosion of communication devices attributed to the Zionist state killed 37 people and injured over 3,200 in Lebanon.
On Thursday, the Lebanese army detonated a series of suspicious pagers in a controlled manner, after waves of explosions involving thousands of them killed 37 people and injured more than 3,200 in the country over the past two days.
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“Specialized units of the army have begun detonating suspicious communication devices and pagers in different areas. Citizens should move away from the explosion sites and report any suspicious devices or objects,” military officials said.
On Tuesday, the Zionist state detonated pagers used by members of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah. The next day, it carried out a second wave of explosions using walkie-talkies. In both cases, the detonations were concentrated in strongholds of the Shiite movement such as the Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut known as the Dahye.
The first round of explosions caused twelve deaths and some 2,800 injuries, while the second included apparently more intense explosions that left over twenty dead and around 450 people injured.
Yesterday, Hezbollah confirmed the deaths of around twenty of its members from different parts of the country, mainly from the southern region and the eastern Bekaa Valley.
On Wednesday, Hungary’s Communication Secretary Zoltan Kovacs made statements on the issue as information circulated linking a Hungarian company to the terrorist attack perpetrated by Israel.
“Authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary. It has one manager registered at its declared address, and the referenced devices have never been in Hungary,” he said.
“During further investigations, Hungarian national security services are cooperating with all relevant international partner agencies and organizations,” Zoltan added, mentioning that the case “poses no national security risk” to Hungary.
teleSUR/ JF Sources: EFE – Xinhua
