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Three People Killed as Result of Explosion of Devices in Eastern Lebanon - Reports

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Sounds of explosions similar to recent ones of the detonation of pagers are heard in several areas of Lebanon, the Lebanese Al Jadeed broadcaster reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

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Three people were killed when devices exploded in Bekaa in eastern Lebanon, Lebanon's NNA news agency reported on Wednesday.Earlier in the day, a Lebanese source told Sputnik that communication devices other than pagers had exploded in different parts of Lebanon.More than 20 people injured as a result of detonation of communication devices in several Lebanese neighborhoods, Qatar's Al Jazeera broadcaster reported.Al Hadath TV channel in turn reported that at least 100 people were injured in new explosions of communication devices in Lebanon.Videos of fires in homes and cars in the southern suburbs of Beirut and in a number of settlements in southern Lebanon have appeared on social media. It is reported that the fires were caused by explosions of communication devices.Local media report that walkie-talkies detonated in Lebanon on Wednesday were purchased by the Hezbollah movement around the same time as the pagers - about five months ago.On Tuesday, pagers detonated in different parts of Lebanon. According to a number of media reports, pagers are used by members of the Hezbollah movement as a closed communication system, the least susceptible to hacking and wiretapping. Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said that some 2,700-2,800 people were injured by the detonation of pagers.

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Three People Killed as Result of Explosion of Devices in Eastern Lebanon - Reports

14:29 GMT 18.09.2024 (Updated: 17:34 GMT 18.09.2024)

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaLebanese Red Cross ambulance passes next of the families of victims who were injured on Monday by their exploding handheld pagers, at the emergency entrance of the American University hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanese Red Cross ambulance passes next of the families of victims who were injured on Monday by their exploding handheld pagers, at the emergency entrance of the American University hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.09.2024

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sounds of explosions similar to recent ones of the detonation of pagers are heard in several areas of Lebanon, the Lebanese Al Jadeed broadcaster reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

Three people were killed when devices exploded in Bekaa in eastern Lebanon, Lebanon's NNA news agency reported on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, a Lebanese source told Sputnik that communication devices other than pagers had exploded in different parts of Lebanon.

"Communication devices used by Hezbollah members exploded in different parts of Lebanon, different from the pagers that detonated less than 24 hours ago," the source said.

More than 20 people injured as a result of detonation of communication devices in several Lebanese neighborhoods, Qatar's Al Jazeera broadcaster reported.

The walkie-talkies detonated in Lebanon on Wednesday were purchased by the Hezbollah movement at about the same time as the pagers, about five months ago, local media write. pic.twitter.com/QvNmUrapzK
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) September 18, 2024

Al Hadath TV channel in turn reported that at least 100 people were injured in new explosions of communication devices in Lebanon.

At least 100 people were injured in new explosions of communication devices in Lebanon, Al Hadath TV channel reports. https://t.co/4SxmyMT4cu pic.twitter.com/ABABvz3QLz
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) September 18, 2024

Videos of fires in homes and cars in the southern suburbs of Beirut and in a number of settlements in southern Lebanon have appeared on social media. It is reported that the fires were caused by explosions of communication devices.

Lebanese media reported repeated explosions of wireless devices in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiya, as well as a number of cities in the south of the country pic.twitter.com/S8jf4az5gE
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) September 18, 2024

Local media report that walkie-talkies detonated in Lebanon on Wednesday were purchased by the Hezbollah movement around the same time as the pagers - about five months ago.

The media reports that this particular model of walkie-talkies is exploding https://t.co/caUvqIDr4M pic.twitter.com/WRGFJ9whGj
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) September 18, 2024

On Tuesday, pagers detonated in different parts of Lebanon. According to a number of media reports, pagers are used by members of the Hezbollah movement as a closed communication system, the least susceptible to hacking and wiretapping. Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said that some 2,700-2,800 people were injured by the detonation of pagers.