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Some 1,000 said wounded in coordinated Hezbollah pager detonation; no deaths reported

By Emanuel Fabian 17 September 2024, 5:04 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A video shows a man, left, just before he was injured by an explosion in a market in Beirut on September 17, 2024, as pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon. (Screen capture: X)
A video shows a man, left, just before he was injured by an explosion in a market in Beirut on September 17, 2024, as pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon. (Screen capture: X)

Lebanese media report that the explosive pagers in Lebanon have wounded some 1,000 people.

Israel allegedly hacked the communication devices used by Hezbollah, causing them to explode.

According to the reports, among the 1,000 are at least five critically wounded. There are no deaths, Lebanese media outlets say.

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