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At least eight people were killed on Tuesday and more than 2,800 were injured, about 200 of them seriously. chain explosion of pagers or pagers which were in the hands of members of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah in various parts of Lebanon, the Health Ministry said.
The head of the department, Firas Abiad, said at a press conference that among the dead there are child under 8 years old and clarified that the number of wounded now stands at more than 2,800, most of whom have injuries to their faces, arms or stomachs.
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Hospitals across the country received a large number of casualties at around 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT), all of them as a result of the explosion of a number of devices, among them more than 200 people are in critical condition, the minister said in his brief remarks.
Hezbollah confirmed in a statement that at the time they detonated “a series of messaging devices known as pagers that are in the possession of several workers in various units and institutions” of the group.
The Shiite movement said in a statement that at least two of its members were killed in the incident, although the identities of most of the dead are currently unknown.
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According to the note, the training experts are conducting a large-scale “safe and scientific” investigation to determine the causes of the incident, for which they warn against the spread of “rumors” and “false information” that serve Israel’s interests. “psychological warfare.”
Hezbollah has been locked in intense crossfire with the Jewish state for more than eleven months, the worst clashes between the sides since the war they fought in 2006.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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