Lebanese ministry tells public to stay away from comms devices after blasts all over country

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Lebanon’s health ministry, in a statement carried by local media, asks the public to distance themselves from wireless communication devices after Israel allegedly hacked pagers used by Hezbollah and caused them to explode.

The ministry reports a “large number of injuries” as a result of the explosive pagers, across all of Lebanon.

Some explosions are also reported in Syria.

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