Who made the exploding pagers? A messy
global trail emerges behind deadly Lebanon blasts
Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/18/2024 9:14:58 AM
HONG KONG — An electronics manufacturer in Taiwan said Wednesday that a company based in Hungary made the pagers bearing its brand that were used by members of the militant group Hezbollah and exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday. (Snip) It was unclear why Israel carried out the attack when it did and whether it was an opportunistic operation or something more strategic that would be followed by other actions, the officials said. The officials did not confirm reports about how the devices were possibly tampered with and designed to detonate. Israel has not commented directly on the explosions. Images circulating
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Security sources said that Israel was responsible for the explosions on Tuesday that killed 12 people, injured more than 2,300 and raised the stakes in a growing conflict between the two sides. Israel has not directly commented on the attacks. How and with whose help the pager attack was carried out was not yet known, although so far there were possible
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Taiwan company that sells the pagers doesn't actually make them. This was an incredibly sophisticated operation.