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20 Killed, 450 Wounded as Lebanon Hit by 2nd Wave of Hezbollah Device Explosions

A fresh wave of explosions ripped across Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, September 18, appearing to mainly target handheld radios used by Hezbollah members, a day after thousands were wounded when their pagers spontaneously exploded. 

At least 20 people were killed and 450 were wounded in Wednesday’s second wave of blasts, according to Lebanese officials. An Israeli report said Jerusalem believes the death toll to be higher than reported, with Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit hit hard by the two days of attacks. 

Explosions were reported Wednesday in phones, solar energy systems and fingerprint reading devices used by the group. At least one of the blasts took place at a funeral organized by Hezbollah for some of the 12 people killed in the pager explosion attack on Tuesday. 

Israeli security officials on Wednesday said that “The strategic purpose was deterrence. Never, and in any country, have so many terrorists been hit in one minute. This is about 4,000 targeted assassinations. If we wanted to kill them, we could, but deterrence is stronger.” (TOI/ VFI News)

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