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Police officers inspect a car inside of which a hand-held pager exploded, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded after pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria, officials say
September 17, 2024 8:30 a.m.

Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded after pagers explode in Lebanon and Syria, officials say

BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, wounding members of the militant group Hezbollah, the Iranian ambassador and dozens of other people. Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border.