Suspicion falls on Israel over shock attack that killed at least 11 and left thousands injuredHezbollah stopped using mobile phones due to fears they could be tracked by Israeli intelligence
A man’s bag explodes in a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday in this screen grab from a video obtained from social media. Photo: Reuters
The hundreds of pagers that exploded on Tuesday in Lebanon and Syria had apparently been acquired by the militant group Hezbollah after the group’s leader ordered members in February to stop using mobile phones, warning they could be tracked by Israeli intelligence.
The pagers exploded simultaneously, killing at least eight people, including members of Hezbollah, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, officials said.
