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Israel Created Shell Company to Produce Explosive Pagers Shipped to Lebanon - Reports

© AP Photo / Hussein MallaPolice officers inspect a car inside of which a hand-held pager exploded, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.
Police officers inspect a car inside of which a hand-held pager exploded, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.09.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel has created a shell company to manufacture explosive pagers that were then shipped to Lebanon, media reported, citing three intelligence officers.
According to the officers, by its appearance, BAC Consulting Kft. was a Hungary-based company that had a contract to manufacture the devices on behalf of the Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, while in fact, it was part of an Israeli front company.
At least two more front companies were created to mask the true identities of the people who created the pagers — Israeli intelligence officers.
At the same time, BAC Consulting Kft. had ordinary clients, for whom it produced pagers without explosives, the newspaper reported.
A police officer inspects a car in which a hand-held pager exploded, in Beirut, Lebanon - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.09.2024
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