Thousands of civilians were among those killed and injured in the attack targeting members of the Lebanese militant group. This is what we know so far.
At least nine people have been killed and around 2,750 others injured after hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah exploded simultaneously across Lebanon. A young girl is among those confirmed dead in the attack on members of the Lebanese militant group , while Iran's ambassador to Lebanon is among the injured. Here's what we know so far. Pagers are small mobile communication devices that allow users to receive messages and sound alerts.
A source close to Hezbollah, asking not to be identified, told Agence France-Presse the pagers that exploded came from a shipment of a thousand devices that the militant group had recently imported, adding they appeared to have "sabotaged at source". Analysts also said it appeared the devices were corrupted before delivery. "This was more than lithium batteries being forced into override," Charles Lister, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute said.
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