After pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon exploded claiming over 10 lives and injuring about 3,000 people, fresh blasts rocked Beirut and other parts of the country. It was communication device that caused the blasts once again, causing injuries to over 100 people across Lebanon.
Walkie-talkies used by the Hezbollah group exploded in Beirut on Wednesday, a government official confirmed US-based Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. These sources said that, like those caused by the pagers, Wednesday's blasts were smaller -- primarily trying to take down the person holding the walkie-talkie. While the official reportedly made no claims about the number of people hurt, several international media claimed over a hundred people were hurt in the fresh blasts.
It was claimed that Hezbollah bought the radios five months ago, at the same time as the pagers that exploded on Tuesday.
Multiple blasts were reported at the site of a funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before, AP said quoting reporters on the ground.
Pager blasts shock Hezbollah, Lebanon
Thousands of Hezbollah cadres including fighters and leaders were targeted in a massive and meticulously planned attack involving pagers that exploded, killing at least nine, injuring over 2,750 people and critically injuring more than 200. The extensive explosions signal a new form of offensive action in the annals of modern warfare. Reports said the devices heated up before exploding. The Ministry of Public Health requested that “all citizens who own wireless communication devices stay away from them.”
In order to escape the sophisticated Israeli electronic and cyber warfare dragnet, Hezbollah militants had resorted to using pagers as the main means to communicate as they cannot capture sound, don’t have cameras and leave very low digital signatures.
A possible explanation is that devices containing explosives were introduced into the Hezbollah networks, which were then triggered at the same time through a sophisticated command and control channel.