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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Justin McCurry and Helen Davidson

Taiwan questions president of pager company linked to Hezbollah explosions

Hsu Ching-kuang, founder and president of Gold Apollo, arrives at Taiwan Shilin District Prosecutors Office in Taipei.
Hsu Ching-kuang, founder and president of Gold Apollo, arrives at Taiwan Shilin District Prosecutors Office in Taipei. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters

The president and founder of the Taiwanese company linked to pagers used by Hezbollah has been questioned by prosecutors and released, as the hunt for the origins of devices that detonated across Lebanon this week spreads across the globe.

Gold Apollo’s president, Hsu Ching-kuang, has said his company did not manufacture the pagers used in the attack on Tuesday, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company BAC Consulting KFT which has a licence to use its brand.

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