Japan’s Icom investigates explosion of walkie-talkies in Lebanon
“Earlier today in worldwide media, there have been reports that two-way radio devices bearing the Icom logo have exploded in Lebanon,” the company said in a statement.
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Hezbollah wrongly thought its low-tech pagers were safe
Electronic pagers across Lebanon exploded simultaneously on September 17, 2024, killing 12 and wounding more than 2,700. The following day, another wave of explosions in the country came from detonating walkie-talkies. The attacks appeared to target members of the militant group Hezbollah.
Hezbollah hand-held radios detonate across Lebanon, sources say
Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south and in Beirut's southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said, further stoking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions launched via the group's pagers.
Wednesday Briefing: Exploding Pagers Kill at Least 9 in Lebanon
Hundreds of pagers blew up at approximately the same time across Lebanon yesterday, killing at least nine people, including an 8-year-old girl, and wounding more than 2,700, according to the health minister.
Exploding pagers could ignite full-scale Mideast war
The alleged Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah via their pagers is another ominous development propelling the Middle East towards a full-scale regional war. It leaves Hezbollah with little option but to retaliate with the full support of the Iran-led “axis of resistance.”
Taiwan Company Tries to Distance Itself From Pagers Used in Lebanon Attack
Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese company that American and other officials named as the supplier of pagers used in attacks in Lebanon that killed at least 11 people, sought on Wednesday to distance itself from the devices.
Pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria were made by a company in Budapest, Gold Apollo says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them.
Taiwan's Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon explosions
NEW TAIPEI — Taiwan's Gold Apollo did not make the pagers that were used in the detonations in Lebanon on Sept 17, the company's founder Hsu Ching-kuang told reporters on Sept 18.