How did Hezbollah’s pagers explode in Lebanon?

A soldier on duty near American University of Beirut Medical Center after 2,750 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on September 17, 2024 [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]

Hundreds of pagers belonging to the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have simultaneously exploded across Lebanon.

At the time of publishing, at least nine people have been killed and 2,750 wounded, according to security services and the Lebanese health minister.