#exploding phones
At least nine people were killed, and approximately 2,750 others were wounded on Tuesday when handheld pagers exploded across Lebanon, the country’s health minister, Firass Abiad, has confirmed. Among the dead was an eight-year-old girl, with over 200 individuals critically injured, suffering from wounds mostly to the face, hands, and stomach. The explosions have been described as one of the most significant security breaches Lebanon has seen in nearly a year. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which has been engaged…