Lebanon reports spike in casualties after series of explosive devices

Not only walkie-talkies, many solar power systems, fingerprint scanners and other devices also exploded simultaneously in Lebanon on September 18.

Thêm hàng loạt thiết bị phát nổ, Li Băng công bố thương vong tăng vọt- Ảnh 1. — Lebanese soldiers stand guard near the scene of an explosion in Sidon on September 18.

Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that several solar power systems in homes across the country exploded and at least one girl was injured in the southern town of al-Zahrani.

Images of solar panels, fingerprint scanners and other devices exploding have been circulating on social media, but it is unclear whether the devices exploded on their own or near the radios, according to The Guardian .

Thêm hàng loạt thiết bị phát nổ, Li Băng công bố thương vong tăng vọt- Ảnh 2. — Walkie-talkie explodes in Lebanon on September 18

Reuters reported earlier that several walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members had exploded, including those attending the funerals of victims of pager explosions the day before.

More than 30 ambulances have been dispatched to multiple explosion sites in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The organization said another 50 ambulances were on standby.

Israeli intelligence planted explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers?

Lebanon's Health Ministry said nine people were killed and at least 300 injured after explosions targeting walkie-talkies on the afternoon of September 18. Emergency services have taken nearly all of the injured to hospitals.

Earlier, in a series of explosions on September 17 targeting pagers, 12 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured. Hezbollah accused Israel of being behind them, but Tel Aviv has not commented. Western media said that Israeli intelligence had planted explosives and triggers in the batch of pagers that Hezbollah imported months ago.

Thêm hàng loạt thiết bị phát nổ, Li Băng công bố thương vong tăng vọt- Ảnh 3. — Smoke rises from a house in eastern Lebanon after a radio equipment explosion on September 18.

CNN on September 18 quoted a source revealing that Israeli officials informed the US that the country would carry out an operation in Lebanon on September 17 but did not specify what the plan was.

Israel and the US have not commented on this information. Washington previously affirmed that it was not involved and had no prior knowledge of the incident that occurred in Lebanon on September 17.

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