Blasts have been heard in Beirut a day after 12 people were killed by pager explosions across Lebanon.
Reuters has cited a security source and a witness as saying communications devices used by Hezbollah have detonated in the country’s south and in the southern suburbs of the capital.
Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV reported explosions in multiple areas of Lebanon, which it said were the result of walkie-talkies detonating.
Middle East latest: Fresh wave of blasts heard in Lebanon
At least one of the blasts heard took place near a funeral organised by Hezbollah for three fighters and a child killed yesterday.
In the latest wave of attacks, three people were reportedly killed in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa region, according to the country’s state news agency, Reuters reported, adding that hundreds had been injured.
This comes after nearly 3,000 people were injured and 12 killed by pager explosions in Lebanon on Tuesday.
Middle East latest: Walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon, Hezbollah says; at least three dead and hundreds wounded – reports
The Budapest firm linked to explosive pagers that killed Hezbollah members
Explosive pagers used by Hezbollah had been modified by Israel ‘at production level’, Reuters told by Lebanese security sources
Two children were said to be among the dead, according to Lebanese health minister Firas Abiad.
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