Explosions linked to walkie-talkies kill at least three in fresh Lebanon attack

At least 100 injured in cities across country a day after exploding pagers killed 12

Explosions apparently targeting walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah have killed at least three people and wounded at least 100 in cities across Lebanon, a day after more than 2,800 were injured and 12 killed by exploding pagers in an attack blamed on Israel.

A source in Hezbollah confirmed that walkie-talkies used by the group were targeted in the attack. A senior security source said the individual explosions were “small in size”, similar to Tuesday’s attacks. There were initial reports of at least three dead, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.

Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have blamed Israel for Tuesday’s attack, with the former threatening a “fair punishment” for the explosion.

Pictures showed broken and singed communication devices amid scenes of destruction. The Guardian saw multiple pictures of an Icom IC-V82 two-way radio that had seemingly exploded.

In a video, a member of Hezbollah in the southern suburb of Beirut can be seen taking part in a funeral for fighters killed on Tuesday when a blast occurs somewhere on his body, knocking him to the ground and sending the crowd around him running.

Israel has not claimed responsibility for either of the two days’ attacks, but reports suggest it managed to place explosives in thousands of pagers bought by Hezbollah.

(Source: BBC)