Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, injuring dozens of people, according to a state media report.
Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other areas "the handheld pagers system was detonated using advanced technology, and dozens of injuries were reported." It wasn't immediately clear if people were killed.
A security source in Lebanon told Reuters that the pagers were carried by members of Hezbollah. A Hezbollah official, speaking to the outlet on condition of anonymity, described the incident as a detonation that was the 'biggest security breach' during the nearly year-long war with Israel.
An official with a Lebanese group with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that it was believed to be an Israeli attack.
The Israeli military declined to comment when reached by The Associated Press.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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