Lebanon: Communications devices were blown up via emails

The Lebanese mission to the United Nations announced that the Lebanese authorities concluded that the communications devices were detonated via electronic messages. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Lebanon witnessed the explosion of wireless devices (walkie-talkies and pagers) carried by Hezbollah members in various Lebanese regions. The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that "20 people were killed and more than 450 others were injured" in a new wave of explosions that targeted wireless devices (walkie-talkies) in various Lebanese regions. On Tuesday, pager communication devices exploded in several areas considered strongholds of the Lebanese Hezbollah, including the southern suburbs of Beirut, areas in southern Lebanon, and the eastern Bekaa, resulting in the martyrdom of 12 people, including two children, and the injury of about 2,800 others. Source: Maan News Agency