The walkie-talkies across Lebanon reportedly exploded at the same time
While Lebanon was still reeling from the shock of yesterday's pager blasts that killed 12 people, the country has been shaken with a fresh series of nationwide walkie-talkie explosions, which have killed nine people so far and has injured hundreds.
Here are five points on walkie-talkie blasts in Lebanon
- Nine people have died in Lebanon after walkie-talkies exploded across the country, said the authorities. The walkie-talkie explosions come day after synchronized detonation of thousands of pagers in Lebanon yesterday which killed 12 people and injured thousands.
- According to Lebanon health ministry, over 300 people have been wounded across the country due to the explosions, which reportedly took place at Hezbollah strongholds.
- An explosion reportedly took happened during the funeral procession of a Hezbollah member who died in yesterday's pager blasts, shows a video.
- According to news agency Reuters, a security source said that Hezbollah had bought the walkie-talkies around five months ago, coinciding with the purchase of pagers that went off yesterday.
- The walkie-talkies across Lebanon reportedly exploded at the same time, following the pattern of yesterday's pager blast.