14 dead as Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in second, deadlier attack

14 dead as Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode in second, deadlier attack

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/14-dead-as-hezbollah-walkie-talkies-explode-in-second-deadlier-attack/

Wireless communication devices have exploded again today across Lebanon in a second attack even deadlier than yesterday's explosion of thousands of Hezbollah pagers. According to Lebanon's Ministry of Health, the new attack has killed at least 14 more people and injured more than 450.

Today's attack targeted two-way radios ("walkie-talkies") issued to Hezbollah members. The radios exploded in the middle of the day, with at least one going off during a funeral for people killed in yesterday's pager attacks. A New York Times report on that funeral described the moment: