In an unprecedented security breach, thousands of pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon simultaneously, killing 12 and wounding almost 3,000 others.
A senior Lebanese security source said that up to three grams of explosives had been hidden in new pagers for months, activating upon receiving a coded message.
An American official claimed the pagers were tampered with before reaching Lebanon, with explosives positioned differently than usual—next to the battery with a remote switch.
Hospitals across Lebanon were overwhelmed with patients, leading to the establishment of a field hospital in Tyre to accommodate the surge of wounded individuals.
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