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breaking news! pager explosion in lebanon has killed 8 and injured 2,750

2024-09-18

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on the 17th local time, the lebanese minister of health said,shouldthe pager explosion in the united states has caused 8 deaths and 2,750 injuries, including about 200 critical cases.

on the 17th, handheld pager explosions occurred in beirut, the capital of lebanon, and in many places in southeastern and northeastern lebanon, causing a large number of injuries across the country.

iran's official media irna reported thatiran's ambassador to lebanon was slightly injured in the explosion and is currently in good condition.

according to multiple media reports, many of the injured were hezbollah members. an anonymous hezbollah official said the explosion was the "biggest security loophole" the organization had encountered in its nearly one-year conflict with israel.as of now, the israeli military has not commented on the incident.

hezbollah issued a statement saying it was conducting an extensive investigation to find out what caused the simultaneous explosions and that medical services were treating the wounded in hospitals across lebanon.

according to lebanese media reports,the batteries in the paging devices used by the injured hezbollah members were remotely detonated.the public health emergency operations center of the lebanese ministry of public health issued an emergency statement, requiring all people carrying paging devices to throw them away immediately, and calling on people gathered on the road to make room for ambulances. at the same time, the statement also requires all hospitals in all regions of lebanon to remain highly alert to meet the needs of emergency medical services.

source: cctv news client

editor: bao wenhui reviewer: huang qing issuer: hu shenglong

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