Thousands of people were injured across Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday by an Israeli covert operation that remotely detonated pagers, ABC News sources confirmed.
What we know about the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria Javed Ali, former senior director for counterterrorism on the White House National Security Council, says this plan is “opening up Pandora’s box” for terrorist groups.
NEW YORK , Sep 17 (AP): 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 new information about the origin of the exploding pagers came a day after Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said it had authorized the use of its trademarked branding on thepagers that exploded Tuesday across Lebanonand Syria, but that the devices were actually manufactured and sold by ...
Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of millitant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon.
The messaging devices had 1-2 ounces of explosive material next to the batteries, according to the Times, and a switch was embedded that could be triggered remotely. The pagers exploded in Beirut and southern Lebanon, reportedly killing 12 people, including two children, and wounding some 2,800...
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Related live-storyHezbollah vows retaliation against Israel for deadly pager explosions across Lebanon The pagers that exploded were new and had been purchased by Hezbollah in recent months, a Lebanese security source told CNN. A Taiwanese manufacturer said on Wednesday the pagers, w...
Israel launched an intense barrage of airstrikes across swathes of Lebanon on Monday in what was the deadliest day for the country since at least the 2006 war fought between Israel and the powerful Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
The remains of exploded pagers. Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon on Sept. 17, killing at least nine people and wounding around 2,700 .Photo by AFP via Getty Images Nasrallah was regarded by supporters as a charismatic and shrewd leader. Despite bein...