Hezbollah Pager Attack: So far 12 people have lost their lives in the Lebanon Pager Blast. A Reuters report has quoted Lebanon’s Health Minister as saying that the death toll in the pager serial blast attack on Hezbollah has risen to 12. Hezbollah has blamed Israel for the Lebanon pager blast and has announced revenge.
Many theories are coming out about the blast in the pagers of Hezbollah fighters. Meanwhile, a report in the New York Times has made a big claim about the Lebanon pager blast, citing US and other officials. This report says that Israel had installed explosives in the pagers purchased by Hezbollah.
Israel had already planted the bombs!
According to a report in the New York Times, Israel had planted explosives in a new consignment of pagers made in Taiwan being used by Hezbollah fighters. Hezbollah had placed an order for the pagers to be made by Taiwan’s Gold Apollo company. It is being claimed that these pagers were tampered with before they reached Lebanon.
Explosions occurred only in a specific model of pager
According to reports, the explosions took place in a particular model of pager sent to Lebanon by a Taiwanese company. It has been revealed that the explosions took place in the company’s AR 924 model pager. However, the new consignment of pagers that reached Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon also included three other models of Gold Apollo company.
How much explosive did Israel put in the pager?
Quoting officials familiar with the Lebanon pager blast, this report said that 28 to 56 grams of explosives were planted near the pager’s battery. Along with this, a switch was also attached to the explosive so that the blasts could be carried out from other places as well.
The report says that at 3:30 pm on September 17, a message was received on all these pagers, which appeared to be sent by the Hezbollah leadership. However, this message activated the explosives hidden in the pagers, causing the blasts. The pagers were programmed in such a way that they would beep several times before the explosion.
The pager company shrugged off the attack
Pager manufacturing company Gold Apollo has denied the involvement in this serial blast. The company has said that the pagers used in the attack were manufactured by another manufacturer whose address is Budapest. Israel has not yet given any reaction on this attack.
12 killed and 2800 injured in pager blast
According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, 12 people have died in this attack on Hezbollah fighters and the condition of about 300 people is critical. According to the report, many people injured in the pager blast have wounds on their eyes and faces. At the same time, some parts of the body of many people had to be cut off. About 2800 people have been injured in the Lebanon pager blast.