At Least 9 Dead, 2,700 Wounded In Lebanon After Pagers Exploded In A ‘Targeted Attack’ Against Hezbollah

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Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. Hundreds of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' paging devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on September 17, in what a source close to the militant movement said was an
Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters. Hundreds of people were wounded when Hezbollah members’ paging devices exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on September 17, in what a source close to the militant movement said was an “Israeli breach” of its communications. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff James Meyers
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

UPDATE 1:42 PM: The Lebanese Health Ministry now claims that at least nine people were killed and over 2,700 were wounded after handheld pagers exploded on Tuesday in a targeted attack against the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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10:17 AM: Hundreds of Hezbollah terrorists were injured in Lebanon on Tuesday after handheld pagers “exploded” in what the group claims was a targeted attack, according to a state media report. 

Members of the terrorist organization confirmed the “wide-range attacks” on its operatives, including fighters and medics, with one member claiming its the “biggest security breach” since it began its attacks on the Jewish State on October 8th. 

Videos on social media caught the explosions on camera. Viewers can see the Hezbollah men, who had the communication devices in their pockets, suddenly react after small explosions occur seemingly out of nowhere. Seconds later, the Islamist terrorists begin crying in pain as bystanders ran away in terror. 

Among those injured when the pagers exploded included Iran’s ambassador in Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, Iranian state media reported. 

Hezbollah officials are now claiming that Israel and the IDF were behind the “pager attacks,” while the Israeli military has not yet commented on the incidents. 

“The enemy [Israel] stands behind this security incident,” a Hezbollah official told the Associated Press. 

The pagers that detonated were reportedly the latest models that the terrorist organization had recently acquired and given to its members. Reuters was informed by several sources that there is now ongoing suspicion of someone or a group working for Israel who had discreetly tampered with the devices.

Additionally, one Hezbollah official told a Middle Eastern correspondent working for the Wall Street Journal that some of the Hezbollah members felt their pagers quickly begin to heat up, so they disposed them immediately before a detonation could occur.

The leader of the terrorist group, Hassan Nasrallah, previously warned his men of the possible dangers of carrying cell phones or pagers, claiming that their movements could be tracked or they could have a targeted strike carried out against them. 

Nevertheless, who or what is behind the pager explosions has still not been revealed.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry has asked its emergency personnel treating the wounded to get rid of all their wireless devices. Additionally, local residents claimed that the explosions continued for “over 30 minutes” after the initial explosion. 

Currently, no deaths have been reported as of Tuesday morning, but at least several casualties are expected after examining the Hezbollah members’ gruesome injuries, according to Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad.

The explosions come as Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in daily attacks over the border since the terrorist group joined Hamas in their joined effort against the Jewish State. 

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