Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded nearly simultaneously across Lebanon and parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including Hezbollah members and a young girl, and injuring more than 2,700 people.
Among the wounded was Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, according to officials.
Authorities suggested that Israel was behind the sophisticated remote attack, though the Israeli military declined to comment.
A Hezbollah official revealed that the group’s new pagers first overheated before detonating, killing two members and injuring others.
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad confirmed that 2,750 people were injured, with 200 in critical condition.
Photos and videos from Beirut’s southern suburbs showed injured people on the streets, many with wounds in their hands or pants pockets, where the pagers had been located.
Iranian state media reported that the Iranian ambassador was being treated for superficial injuries caused by an exploding pager.
