From Iran sends ‘rescue teams, eye surgeons’ to Lebanon after Hezbollah pager blasts
The Iranian Red Crescent says it has dispatched “rescue teams and eye surgeons” to Lebanon to treat the wounded after yesterday’s detonation of pagers used by Hezbollah.
At least nine people were killed and thousands were injured when pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded yesterday in a coordinated attack widely attributed to Israel.
Among the injured was Iran’s envoy to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, with Iranian media reporting he suffered injuries “to the hand and the face.” The New York Times reported he had lost one eye and his second was severely injured.
According to the outlet, the pagers beeped for a number of seconds before exploding, meaning that users raised them toward their faces to read the message before the blasts.
