In a new wave of explosions across Lebanon, at least three individuals were killed today when hand-held radios exploded at various locations across the country’s south and in Beirut’s southern suburbs. As per media reports, a lot of ambulance activity was seen in Beirut.
Over a thousand people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were injured yesterday in similar blasts in pagers. Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said today that the death toll in these blasts has risen to 12, including two children.
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi accused Israel of pushing West Asia to the brink of a regional war by orchestrating a dangerous escalation on many fronts.
Since the escalation of the Gaza conflict last October, Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah have been locked in cross-border warfare, marking the worst such violence in years.
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Beirut:
Fourteen people have died and more than 300 others wounded as walkie-talkies have blown up at Hezbollah strongholds across Lebanon. This comes a day after pagers exploded across the middle-eastern country, killing twelve people and injuring nearly 3,000 others.
How many walkie-talkies blew up are not known, but the count is estimated at several hundred. There are reports that landline telephones exploded too at various locations in East Lebanon.
According to reports, the hand-held wireless radio devices or walkie-talkies were bought around five months ago, approximately the same time as the pagers.
This morning Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad confirmed that twelve people were killed and around 2,800 wounded in the incident.
Walkie-talkies and handheld radios, bought along with the pagers that targeted over 3,000 Hezbollah members in Lebanon, exploded in three areas of the country on Wednesday.
Lebanese media reported that the blasts occurred in Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and Southern Lebanon, killing 14 people and injured at least 450 people.
These explosions come just a day after 3,000 Hezbollah members were reportedly injured by exploding pagers.
It also reported that home solar energy systems exploded in several areas of Beirut.
