Fear, Panic Haunt Lebanese After Devices Explode

People in Beirut's southern suburbs react after a reported explosion during the funeral of those killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded across Lebanon the previous day (Credit: AFP)

Some panic-stricken Lebanese have tossed power banks, or sleep with mobile phones in another room, after hand-held devices used by Hezbollah operatives detonated two days in a row, killing 37 people.

"What happened in the last two days is so frightening. It's terrifying," Lina Ismail told AFP by phone from the eastern city of Baalbek where some of the explosions occurred.