State Media and Officials Report Thousands Injured in String of Mysterious Pager Explosions Throughout Lebanon
Lebanese state media reported around 2,800 people were injured when handheld pager devices began exploding across the country on Sept. 16.
Thousands of people across Lebanon were reported injured as their handheld pagers exploded on Sept. 17, Lebanese state media and security officials have said.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry called on hospitals throughout the country to be ready to take in emergency patients and advised people who use pagers to get away from the electronic devices.
The exact reason for the rash of explosive pager malfunctions is unclear, but many members of Hezbollah—which is designated a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel—appear to have been injured in the blasts.
Hezbollah leaders shared a statement through one of their affiliated press agencies on Tuesday, reporting members of various Hezbollah-aligned military units and political institutions were injured in these pager blasts.
The Epoch Times could not immediately confirm who had been injured in the pager blasts.
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Hezbollah has clashed with Israeli forces across the Lebanon-Israel border for months, in a skirmish that has shown signs of escalating into a wider conflict.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declined a request for comment from The Epoch Times about the pager explosions occurring across Lebanon on Tuesday.
The Iranian government has aligned with Hezbollah over the years, in opposition to Israel.
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
