Hezbollah vows to respond after multiple dead and thousands wounded in mass pager explosions
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Lebanese health minister Firas al-Abyad said twelve people had been killed, including an eight-year-old girl, after the pagers exploded across Lebanon and in the Syrian capital of Damascus, where Hezbollah have stationed some of its members. A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detonation of the pagers was the “biggest security breach” the group had been subjected to in nearly a year of war with Israel. While the majority of the explosions was concentrated in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Iran’s military-affiliated media site Saberin News claimed that seven people had been killed in Syria, where many Hezbollah members are based. open image in gallery Thousands are reported to have been injured in the wave of explosions Israel has said it would prefer a diplomatic solution that would see Hezbollah moved farther back from the border.
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