COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway issued an international wanted notice on Thursday for a man linked to a Bulgaria-based company that may have been involved in the dissemination of exploding electronic devices to the militant Hezbollah group that killed dozens and wounded thousands in Lebanon last week. “We have on behalf of the Oslo police sent out an international wanted notice …
BEIRUT — The waves of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members in grocery stores, on streets and at a funeral procession this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle. Retired Lebanese army Gen. Elias Hanna described the attacks as the “Pearl Harbor or 9/11 of Hezbollah.” Mohanad Hage Ali, a senior fellow at …
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In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind attack, nearly 3,000 people were wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday — including at least nine fatally — after hundreds of electronic pagers used by Hezbollah members and others suddenly and mysteriously exploded. “Hezbollah’s specialized agencies are currently conducting a wide-ranging security and scientific investigation to determine the reasons that led to these simultaneous …
