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12:41 GMT 18.09.2024 (Updated: 12:44 GMT 18.09.2024)
BEIRUT (Sputnik) – The explosion of pagers of thousands of Lebanese citizens was a terrorist attack committed by Israel, Lebanese Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram told Sputnik on Wednesday.
«The attack in Lebanon is a deliberate crime and a terrorist act. Israel committed it after it failed militarily, so it was forced to resort to intimidation of the civilian population through psychological warfare, but it struck the wrong chord,» Bayram said.
On Tuesday, pagers detonated in different parts of Lebanon. According to a number of media reports, pagers are used by members of the Hezbollah movement as a closed communication system, the least susceptible to hacking and wiretapping.
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said that some 2,700-2,800 people were injured by the detonation of pagers.
⚡️ Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad divulges details on mass nationwide beeper blasts:
◻️ The death toll from yesterday’s pager explosions has risen to 12. They include two children, aged 8 and 11, and healthcare employees.
◻️ As many as 2,800 wounded were admitted to…
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