Hungary says company linked to Hezbollah pagers has ‘no manufacturing’ site in country

By AFP 18 September 2024, 5:31 pm

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A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. The pagers were used by Hezbollah and the attack has been blamed on Israel. (AFP)

A company linked to pagers that exploded while being used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon has “no manufacturing” site in Hungary and the devices have never been on the country’s soil, a government spokesman says.

“Authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary… The referenced devices have never been in Hungary,” government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs says on X, adding that the case “poses no national security risk.”