Pagers that exploded in Lebanon, Syria were made by company in Budapest, Gold Apollo says
Experts believe explosive material was put into the pagers prior to their delivery and use in a sophisticated supply chain infiltration.
Mideast Tensions latest: Gold Apollo says a Budapest company made exploding pagers under its brand
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them. Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded almost simultaneously Tuesday across Lebanon and in parts of Syria,
Hezbollah exploding pager trail runs from Taiwan to Budapest
Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations that killed nine people, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters.
From Taipei to Budapest: the mysterious trail of exploding pagers
Then, at 3.30pm local time on Tuesday, thousands of Gold Apollo-branded pagers exploded in Beirut, plunging the Lebanese capital into a panic, and sending hundreds of members of the powerful Lebanese militant group, Hizbollah, to overcrowded hospitals with mangled hands, facial injuries and worse.
Mystery Over Exploding Hezbollah Pagers Stretches From Israel to Hungary
A Taiwanese company says another firm based in Hungary was responsible for manufacturing the pagers that exploded in an apparent Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah
Gold Apollo says Budapest-based BAC produces model of pagers used in Lebanon blasts
The model of pagers used in detonations in Lebanon were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting, Taiwanese pager firm Gold Apollo said on Wednesday, adding it had only licensed out its brand to the company and was not involved in the production of the devices.
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Danube Breaches Banks As Flood Tide Hits Budapest
After excessive heavy rains in Central Europe, floodwaters in the Danube are expected to peak in Budapest on September 20-21.
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Budapest District Narrowly Votes to Ban Short-Term Rentals From 2026
Budapest District Narrowly Votes to Ban Short-Term Rentals From 2026 BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Residents of Budapest's sixth district have narrowly voted to ban short-term rentals from 2026 in a ...
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Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by a company in Budapest
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by a company in Budapest TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says the pagers that exploded in ...
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Touristic Budapest District Votes to Ban Airbnb-Style Rentals
One of Budapest’s most touristic districts has voted in a referendum to ban short-term rentals after a surge in housing costs and complaints about noise and trash by its residents. The Hungarian ...
Budapest and Poland's Wroclaw reinforce their river banks ahead of more flooding
Soldiers have dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst ...
Pagers in Hezbollah attack came from Budapest, rigged with 1-2 ounces of explosives: report
Israel’s military and Hezbollah have been fighting since the start of the bloody conflict in Gaza sparked by the Oct. 7 ...
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Budapest and Poland’s Wroclaw reinforce river banks ahead of more flooding in Central Europe
Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of ...
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Danube River in Budapest almost at peak level
The Danube River in Budapest has almost reached its peak and reached the Hungarian parliament building on Friday, according ...