At least nine people, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed and thousands injured in explosions across Lebanon attributed to detonating handheld pagers. Authorities suspect Israel's involvement in the sophisticated attack, which wounded Iran's ambassador and occurred amid heightened tensions along the Lebanese border.
International media reports and security officials say detonating handheld pagers were responsible for killing at least 9 people – including an 8-year-old girl – and hurting thousands of people, including Iran's ambassador, in Beirut’s suburbs and other parts of Lebanon .Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2,700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border.
The state-run National News Agency said hospitals in southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs — all areas where Hezbollah has a strong presence — had called on people to donate blood of all types.The news agency reported that in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other areas "the handheld pagers system was detonated using advanced technology, and dozens of injuries were reported.
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