At least, nine (9) people have been killed, encompassing an 8-year old girl, in an attack targeted at hundreds of pager users by members of Hezbollah.
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| A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday 17 September, 2024. Photo: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters via edition.cnn.com |
Also, at least, 2,800 were left with various wounds following the incident.
According to edition.cnn.com:
Israel was behind the attack, CNN has learned. Hezbollah pledged to retaliate against Israel, and the Lebanese government condemned the attack as “criminal Israeli aggression.”
The explosives were planted next to the battery in each pager, and a switch embedded to detonate them remotely, according to the New York Times. The devices detonated simultaneously after receiving a message on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 9 people and injuring more than 2,800 — including at least 170 of whom were in critical condition, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.
