Israel has blown up thousands of personal radios which were used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon
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From Grom’s link in comments, added for future searchability: | Several explosions were reported Wednesday afternoon in the Dahieh area of Beirut,
…Hezbollah’s bedroom community, until recently assumed to be protected from
Israeli attacks by the dense civilian population… | Lebanon, as exploding hand-held radios killed at least five people and injured approximately 500. Lebanon's state news agency reported that three people were killed in Beqaa.
According to Sky News Arabic, the explosions took place during the funeral for Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese MP Ali Ammar's son, who was killed when his beeper exploded on Tuesday.
The explosions occurred in multiple locations, including in private homes, the reports added. Injuries were reported in Dahieh, Ghaziyeh, and Al-Sarafand in southern Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Al-Hadath reported that 19 members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed in the beeper explosions on Tuesday, and 150 were injured. Tehran has denied the reports. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, approximately 3,000 people were injured in the explosions, and 12 were killed.
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