“The number of people killed as a result of explosions of radios in Lebanon on September 17-18 increased to 37 people, thousands of people were injured. Most are involved in Hezbollah fighters. Source: The National with reference to the Lebanese Ministry of Health Verbatim: “For two days (September 17-18 – ed.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The number of people killed as a result of explosions of radios in Lebanon on September 17-18 increased to 37 people, thousands of people were injured. Most are involved in Hezbollah fighters.
Source: The National, citing the Lebanese Ministry of Health
Literally: “Within two days (September 17-18 – ed.), two waves of device explosions killed 37 people, and countless people were maimed.”
Details: In particular, 12 people died on September 17. The explosions on September 18 killed 25 people, all of whom were members of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. At least 608 were injured on Wednesday.
The new attack comes as Lebanon recovers from the Sept. 17 pager blasts that killed 12 people and injured at least 2,750. Hundreds of people suffered serious eye injuries or were blinded by exploding pagers.
Pager blasts were heard throughout Beirut, as well as in eastern and southern Lebanon, as funerals for the victims of the pager blasts took place on the afternoon of September 18.
Lebanon’s Civil Aviation Authority has banned the use of walkie-talkies and pagers on flights departing from the country. Airlines are mandated to inform all departing passengers that these devices are prohibited on board and cannot be carried in hand luggage or cargo. Any pagers or walkie-talkies found at the airport will be confiscated immediately.
Media reported that some of the radios that exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday had the logo of Japanese manufacturer Icom.
What preceded:
- A series of explosions rang out in Lebanon on September 18. Detonated wireless communication devices – portable radio receivers and walkie-talkies belonging to the Hezbollah group.
- On September 17, hundreds of Hezbollah fighters in Beirut and other cities were injured when their pagers, which they used to communicate, exploded. Lebanon believes the pagers were hacked and remotely detonated by Israel. 12 people died, including members of the Hezbollah group. It is also known about more than 2,700 wounded.
- Citing a high-ranking informant in the Lebanese security agencies, Reuters reported that Israel’s Mossad intelligence service planted a small amount of explosives in 5,000 Taiwanese pagers ordered by the Lebanese group Hezbollah a few months before the explosions.