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paging device explosions occurred in many places in lebanon on the afternoon of the 17th, killing at least 9 people and injuring about 3,000 people.

the lebanese ministry of foreign affairs characterized the explosion as an "israeli cyber attack" but did not release further details. lebanon's hezbollah accused israel of being responsible for the incident and said israel would be "justly punished."

according to lebanese media reports, paging devices carried by several members of hezbollah exploded and their batteries 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.

the us side said that it was not aware of the incident before it happened. (reporter: xie hao; video: shen haoyang)