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civilians to whom the pagers were issued; bystanders near the pager at the time of the explosion; Israel could argue, he writes, that the likelihood of harm to the second set of civilians would be low given the small size of pager explosives. But the first set of civilians would be seriously harmed with a high likelihood. [24]
At least twelve people have been killed and 3,000 were injured after handheld pager devices used by Hezbollah ... planted up to three grammes of explosives into around 5,000 of the beepers months ...
Images of destroyed pagers analysed by Reuters showed a format and stickers on the back that were consistent with pagers made by Gold Apollo, a Taiwan-based pager manufacturer. The firm did not ...
A photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display. AFP—Getty Images
Rechargeable lithium batteries are used in consumer products ranging from cellphones and laptops to electric cars. Lithium battery fires can burn up to 590 C (1,100 F). A handful of initial reports similarly suggest that the explosions resulted from overheated lithium batteries, likely after the pagers were compromised remotely.
civilians to whom the pagers were issued; bystanders near the pager at the time of the explosion; Israel could argue, he writes, that the likelihood of harm to the second set of civilians would be low given the small size of pager explosives. But the first set of civilians would be seriously harmed with a high likelihood. [151]
CNN cannot geolocate the images from social media but has verified they were published on Tuesday, the same day as the explosions. At least one pager shown in the images was a Gold Apollo AR924 model.
Pagers across Lebanon have exploded in what appears to be a highly advanced and unexpected deadly attack. At least 12 people are dead and thousands have been injured in the incident.