Another round of blasts in Lebanon, walkie-talkies explosions in Hezbollah strongholds kill 3

People gather as smoke rises from a mobile shop in Sidon, Lebanon, on September 18, 2024.
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At least three people are killed and hundreds injured after another round of explosions in Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday (September 18, 2024). A source close to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said walkie-talkies used by the group members exploded in its Beirut stronghold with State media reporting similar blasts of pagers and “devices” in east and south Lebanon.

“A number of walkie talkies exploded in Beirut’s southern suburbs,” the source said, with Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers confirming devices had exploded inside two cars in the area.

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Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said pagers and “devices” had also exploded in Hezbollah strongholds in the east and south, with AFP correspondents also reporting hearing explosions..

Meanwhile, Associated Press journalists said that multiple explosions occurred at the site of a funeral for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before.

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Lebanon’s state-run media said the exploding devices killed three people in the east, with a medical source saying 15 more were wounded, with similar blasts reported in other Hezbollah strongholds.

“Three martyrs fell after devices exploded in the town of Sohmor,” the state-run National News Agency said, with a hospital source in the city of Baalbek telling AFP 15 people had been wounded after walkie talkies exploded.