Video Captures Mysterious Explosion of Thousands of Pagers Across Lebanon

A mysterious video has surfaced on the internet that looked like a scene straight from any sci-fi movie in which multiple pagers exploded in sync. And more than 1000 people, including the US-designated terror group Hezbollah, were wounded on Tuesday. 

These explosions were caught on the CCTV, and the video clips have gone viral on the internet, whereas some of the video shows people getting injured due to the sudden pager explosion. 

A senior military intelligence official and an official with a Lebanese group reportedly stated that the pagers carried by Hezbollah members were detonated and are believed to be an Israeli attack, calling it the "biggest security breach.”

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The social media flooded with videos and pictures of injured people after the pager explosion happened across Lebanon. 

A Hezbollah official said that at least 150 people, including members of the group, were wounded in different parts of Lebanon when the pagers they were carrying exploded. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said the explosions were the result of “a security operation that targeted the devices.”

“The enemy (Israel) stands behind this security incident,” the official said, without elaborating. He added that the new pagers that Hezbollah members were carrying had lithium batteries that apparently exploded.

Lithium batteries, when overheated, can smoke, melt, and even catch fire. Rechargeable lithium batteries are used in consumer products ranging from cellphones and laptops to electric cars. Lithium battery fires can burn up to 590 C (1,100 F).

Govt Asks Health Workers At Hospitals To Avoid Using Wireless Devices

Lebanon’s Health Ministry called on all hospitals to be on alert to take in emergency patients and for people who own pagers to get away from them. It also asked health workers to avoid using wireless devices.

The state-run National News Agency said hospitals in southern Lebanon, the eastern Bekaa Valley and Beirut’s southern suburbs — all areas where Hezbollah has a strong presence — had called on people to donate blood of all types.