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2nd Wave of Explosions Hits Communications Devices Across Lebanon

By Owen Evans and Ryan Morgan, 9/18/2024

 https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/second-wave-of-explosions-hits-communications-devices-across-lebanon-5726302?utm_source=Aobreakingnoe&utm_medium=Aoemail&utm_campaign=Aobreaking-2024-09-19&utm_content=NL_Ao&src_src=Aobreakingnoe&src_cmp=Aobreaking-2024-09-19&cta_utm_source=Aobreakingnoecta&est=RXDiEFDBhMEf5gFzsv9c%2FSlaQC4c%2B0La81s9q7LL7RA1jcWfvsrrdukD70ef%2FNl3zmJ4SkdTeAlQ

A Hezbollah official says walkie-talkies used by the group exploded across Beirut, a day after pagers blew up.

Electronic devices detonated across southern Lebanon and in Beirut’s southern suburbs for the second day in a row on Sept. 18, according to Lebanese officials and witnesses who spoke with Reuters.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 14 people were killed and more than 450 were injured in the second wave of explosions.

Several of the Wednesday blasts were reported at funerals organized for those killed in a wave of exploding handheld electronic pagers the day prior. The Wednesday funerals processions were being held for slain members of Hezbollah; an Iranian-aligned Shia Islamist Lebanese faction designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel. The funeral processions were also reportedly being held on behalf of a young girl and a young boy who were caught up in the wave of pager blasts.

Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, which it said were caused by detonating walkie-talkies.

Local reports indicated at least one car and a mobile phone shop were also damaged after devices exploded inside of them on Wednesday. A woman was also reportedly hurt when a home solar energy system blew up in southern Lebanon.

The Epoch Times has not been able to independently corroborate these claims.

September 19, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | MIDDLE EAST, weapons and war