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on september 17, local time, a handheld pager exploded in lebanon. the lebanese minister of public health said that the explosion has killed 9 people and injured about 2,800 people, of which about 200 are in critical condition. in response, the new york times quoted a source as saying that israel installed explosives in the pagers sold to the lebanese hezbollah and launched the attack on the 17th.

exploding pager source: cctv news client

the new york times quoted officials from the united states and other countries familiar with israel's actions as saying that hezbollah militantsa batch of pagers, mostly ap924 model, were ordered from golden apollo in taiwan. the pagers were modified before they arrived in lebanon. two officials said a small amount of explosives, weighing about one to two ounces, was implanted next to the battery in each pager, along with a remote control device that could remotely trigger the explosives.at 3:30 p.m. lebanon time on the 17th, the pagers received a message that appeared to be from hezbollah's leadership, but this message detonated the explosives.

three other officials told the new york times that the remote-controlled devices would beep for a few seconds and then explode after receiving a designated message.