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How pagers turned into explosive devices in Lebanon

Pagers, used every day by health care professionals, became a deadly weapon Tuesday as thousands of them simultaneously exploded in Lebanon.

Oregonian · 15h

Second wave of exploding devices hits Lebanon after attack on pagers

BEIRUT — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the militant group said. At least 20 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the second wave, the Health Ministry said.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Lebanon bans pagers, walkie-talkies from flights

Lebanese authorities on Thursday banned walkie-talkies and pagers from being taken on flights from Beirut airport, the National News Agency reported, after thousands of such devices exploded during a deadly attack on Hezbollah this week.

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MarketWatch · 19m

Israel hits Beirut in a rare strike, killing at least 8 people and wounding dozens

An Israeli airstrike hit a neighborhood in Beirut on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 60 others, Lebanese health officials said, the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months.

The Washington Post on MSN · 10h

Live updates: Israel carries out ‘targeted’ strike in Beirut suburb, military says

The Israeli attack followed others on Hezbollah rocket launchers and infrastructure in southern Lebanon, after Hezbollah vowed to retaliate for detonations of pagers and radios.

Reuters on MSN · 32m

Israel kills top Hezbollah figure in Beirut strike, sources say

Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, two security sources in Lebanon said, sharply escalating the year-long conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

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Woman whose firm was linked to the exploding pagers is under Hungarian protection, her mother says

The mother of the woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria says her daughter ...

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Woman Whose Firm Was Linked To Exploding Pagers In Lebanon & Syria Is Under Hungarian Protection, Her Mother Says

The woman whose company was linked to thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria this week is under the ...

CCTV captures Beirut explosion as pagers detonate across Lebanon

A man was left moaning in pain after a handheld device appeared to explode in his trouser pocket while he was shopping for groceries in the Lebanese capital. With dozens of people wounded in similar ...

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The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?

Electronic pagers that were popular status symbols in the 1990s are used for communication precisely because they are old ...

Exclusive-Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks

Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands blew up this week, ...

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