Folks collect as smoke rises from a cell phone store in Sidon, Lebanon, September 18, 2024. | Picture credit score: Reuters
A supply near Lebanon’s Hezbollah group mentioned walkie-talkies utilized by the group’s members exploded in its Beirut stronghold on Wednesday (September 18, 2024), and state media reported related explosions of pagers and “gadgets” in japanese and southern Lebanon.
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“A number of walkie talkies exploded within the southern suburbs of Beirut,” the supply mentioned, whereas Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers confirmed the gadgets had exploded inside two automobiles within the space.
Lebanon’s state-run Nationwide Information Company mentioned pagers and “gadgets” had additionally exploded in Hezbollah strongholds within the east and south, with AFP Correspondents additionally reported listening to explosions.
In the meantime, Related Press reporters mentioned a number of explosions occurred on the website of a funeral for 3 Hezbollah members and a baby who had been killed when pagers exploded the day past.
Printed – September 18, 2024 08:25 pm IST