Lebanon Blasts: What Is A Pager And Why Hezbollah Uses The Devices
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring thousands, including members of the Hezbollah militant group.
The series of blasts, which happened nearly simultaneously across Lebanon, has been linked to pagers, a communication device that was popular in the late 1980s and 1990s, before the cellular phones came into the picture.
Lebanon’s foreign ministry blamed Israel for the sophisticated and remote attack and called it "Israeli cyber attack". The Hezbollah has said it is carrying out “a security and scientific” investigation into the explosions. The attacks have wounded the Iranian ambassador, government and Hezbollah officials.
The mysterious blasts came amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, which h...