Nine people were killed and over 300 wounded Wednesday when walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon, the health ministry said, a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, killing 12 and wounding 2,800.
“The new wave of walkie-talkie explosions… killed nine people and wounded more than 300,” the ministry said in a statement.
Multiple explosions have been reported across Lebanon on Wednesday, with Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reporting that pagers and “devices” have exploded in Hezbollah strongholds in the east and south of Beirut.
Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, which it said were the result of walkie-talkies detonating.
On Tuesday, pagers used by Hazbollah, exploded nearly simultaneously in Lebanon, killing at least 12 people, including two children, and wounding around 2,800.
Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel. Israel did not comment on the attacks.
