Hundreds of Hezbollah members reportedly injured by exploding pagers
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Hundreds of members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have reportedly been injured after handheld pagers they use to communicate exploded.
Lebanon’s state news agency said there were blasts in the southern suburbs of Beirut and several other areas. Hezbollah's al-Manar TV also said many pagers had exploded, without identifying those hurt.
Videos and photos on social media appeared to show wounded men sitting or lying on floors and others being rushed to hospitals. Unconfirmed CCTV footage showed blasts in shops.
Nine people have been killed and 2,800 wounded by the blasts, the Lebanese health ministry says.
www.bbc.com
Will there be payback on American pagers? Probably not as pagers not as popular as cell phones in USA.