[News] More explosions erupt in Lebanon, radio receivers targeted

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Explosions erupt in Lebanon, radio receivers targeted
Al Mayadeen English
September 18, 2024
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A wave of new explosions erupted in numerous areas in Lebanon as radio
receivers were hit in a possible Israeli attack.
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   - An exploded walkie-talkie in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon,
   September 18, 2024 (Social media)

Radio receivers, commonly known as walkie-talkies, spontaneously exploded
Wednesday in numerous areas in Lebanon in a possible renewed Israeli
attack.

The devices, seemingly ICOM V82s, spontaneously detonated, and due to the
devices containing highly flammable lithium batteries, the explosions were
severe.

The explosions caused massive fires in cars, motorcycles, apartments, and
stores all over Lebanon. The scope of the injuries is yet to be determined.

One device even exploded during a funeral procession for an individual
martyred in the eerily similar Tuesday attack, with a large crowd gathering
around the person carrying it.

It has been reported that at least three people have been martyred as a
result of the attacks, with the injuries standing in the dozens.

Citing security sources, *Reuters *reported that the radios were purchased
by Hezbollah around the same time the pagers
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/cyber-attack-targeting-pagers-results-in-tens-of-injuries-in>
.

The *New York Times*, citing US and other officials briefed on the attack,
reported that "Israel" planted explosive material
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel--planted-explosives-in-pagers-sold-to-hezbollah--nyt>
 in a recent batch of Taiwanese-brand pagers imported to Lebanon, carrying
out an operation against Hezbollah.

Pagers ordered by Hezbollah from Gold Apollo were tampered with before
arriving in the county, some officials stated. Most pagers were the AR924
models, but the shipment also included three other models from the company,
according to *NYT*.

Taiwanese manufacturer Gold Apollo said the pagers were produced and
developed by a European company, CEO Hsu Chin-Kuang said on Wednesday.

"The pagers were both developed and produced abroad
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/explosives-used-in-pager-attack-can-bypass-scanning--securit>,
so they have nothing to do with Taiwan," the director was quoted as saying
by Taiwanese news portal CTWANT.
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