At least three killed, hundreds said wounded by latest explosions in Lebanon

Lebanon’s state news agency says at least three people have been killed in explosions in the Bekaa area, while security sources tell Reuters that hundreds of people have been wounded in a series of new explosions across Lebanon.

Hand-held radios used by the Hezbollah terror group detonated late this afternoon across the country’s south and in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, a security source and a witness said.

At least one of the blasts took place near a funeral organized by Iran-backed Hezbollah for those killed the previous day when thousands of pagers used by the group exploded across the country.

“A number of walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut’s southern suburbs,” the source says, with Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers confirming devices had exploded inside two cars in the area.

The initial attack has been blamed on Israel, which has not commented.

Timelapse of the last 15 minutes of the #Beirut skyline. Plumes of smokes can be seen all over the place #pager #hezbollah #israel pic.twitter.com/yh2LvD4ekO

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