Lebanon: Hezbollah pager explosions injure thousands, several people dead | DW News

Lebanon’s health minister says more than 2,500 people have been injured after pagers used by the Hezbollah militia group exploded simultaneously across the country.

Hezbollah fighters and medics are among the wounded. Several deaths have also been reported. Iranian media say that Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon has been injured. Hezbollah says it’s investigating the cause of the blasts. Israel has declined to comment.

For more on this, we talk to Security Expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project. He joins us from New York.

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