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Exclusive-Hezbollah Handed Out Pagers Hours Before Blasts

Exclusive: Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks

Lebanon's Hezbollah was still handing its members new Gold Apollo branded pagers hours before thousands blew up this week, two security sources said, indicating the group was confident the devices were safe despite an ongoing sweep of electronic kit to identify threats.

Gulf Times · 21m

Hezbollah handed out pagers hours before blasts - even after checks

Hezbollah had scanned, tested pagers for safety, sources sayGroup accelerated sweep of other devices after beeper blastsBatteries of walkie-talkies laced with explosive known

U.S. News & World Report · 14h

Taiwan Questions Head of Pager Firm Linked to Hezbollah Blasts

The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, then released.

Hezbollah, Lebanon

Backgrounder

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Hezbollah explosions put spotlight on old-school pagers

Hezbollah turned to low-tech pagers to avoid cellphone tracking by Israeli intelligence. Who else uses pagers, and why?

Opinion

UPI on MSN · 1d

Why Hezbollah chose low-tech pagers, walkie-talkies over cellphones

By shifting to relatively low-tech communication devices, including pagers and walkie-talkies, Hezbollah apparently sought an advantage against Israel's well-known sophistication in tracking targets through their phones.

Gizmodo · 17h

How Israel Built and Sold Explosive Pagers to Hezbollah

It took years, three different shell companies, and an explosive called pentaerythritol tetranitrate, according to reports.

Bulgaria, pagers and Lebanon

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Taiwan and Bulgaria Deny Links to Exploding Pagers in Lebanon

By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah.

ABC News on MSN · 3m

Israel had hand in manufacturing pagers that exploded in Lebanon: Source

The last two days of explosions in Lebanon, triggered remotely with explosives inside pagers or walkie-talkies, have killed at least 37 people and wounded 2,931, according to Lebanese Health Minister Firass Al-Abyad.

Reuters on MSN · 9h

Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts are not from Taiwan, minister says

By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday.

Israel, Hezbollah

Bill McEwen · 10m

Israeli Strike on Beirut Kills at Least 3 and Wounds 17 Others after Hezbollah Rocket Attack

Israeli strike targets southern suburbs of Beirut, causing casualties and destruction. Learn more about the recent attack and its impact.

USA Today · 6h

Israel strikes positions in Lebanon as Hezbollah leader says 'all red lines' crossed

The strikes come after Hezbollah's leader vowed to take revenge on Israel who it accuses of an audacious attack on pagers and handheld radios.

The Washington Post · 8h

Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah vows retaliation

Smoke and fire rose from the site of an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Sept. 19. ↓ Read More

1don MSN

How Did Thousands of Pagers Used by Hezbollah Explode at the Same Time?

The unprecedented attack, followed by explosions of walkie-talkies, comes after Israeli officials warned about escalating ...

2don MSN

Exploding pagers kill Hezbollah members and others, leave thousands wounded, officials say; militant group blames Israel

Thousands of people were wounded when Hezbollah members' pagers exploded in the Iran-backed group's Beirut and south Lebanon ...

22hon MSN

Hezbollah and Israel trade new fire over Lebanon border after pagers explode, fueling fear of wider war

Hezbollah war grows as the two sides trade new fire, Hezbollah's leader accuses Israel of crossing "red lines." ...

WTAQ8m

Analysis-Hack of Hezbollah devices exposes dark corners of Asia supply chains

By Tim Kelly, Casey Hall and Ben Blanchard TOKYO/SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The lethal hack of Hezbollah's Asian-branded ...

1don MSN

How the plot to explode Hezbollah’s pagers and walkie-talkies unfolded

Israel’s Mossad spy agency is believed to be behind the operation, Chris Stevenson writes, which likely took months of ...

Woman whose firm was linked to the exploding pagers is under Hungarian protection, her mother says

Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono has not appeared publicly since the deadly simultaneous attack that targeted Hezbollah on ...

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Explosive Revelations: Hezbollah's Electronics Debacle

Hezbollah distributed Gold Apollo branded pagers, which later exploded, killing 37 and injuring over 3,000. Israel's ...

How and when Hezbollah pagers were weaponised? Probe on in Taiwan, Bulgaria, Norway and Romania

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that Budapest-based ...

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