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Justin Salhani

Lebanese people talk about fears after pager and walkie-talkie explosions

A young boy holds a candle in front of the Lebanese embassy in Tehran, Iran, on September 18, 2024 [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]

Beirut, Lebanon – Electronic devices exploded in south Beirut and other parts of Lebanon for a second day on Wednesday, resulting in casualties and fires, a second attack blamed on Israel.

Twenty people were killed and more than 450 wounded in Wednesday’s attack, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. On Tuesday, thousands of Hezbollah pagers exploded, killing 12 people and wounding nearly 3,000.

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