Hezbollah pagers explode all over Lebanon injuring 1000s

[borosp1]

Why would Iran's ambassador need a pager from Hezbollah? No need answer as its a rhetorical statement as we all know the answer!

The pagers that exploded were new and had been purchased by Hezbollah in recent months, a Lebanese security source has told CNN.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-ambassador-lebanon-injured-by-pager-explosion-2024-09-17/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836063726455177241

 

[kage69]

Why would Iran's ambassador need a pager from Hezbollah? No need answer as its a rhetorical statement as we all know the answer!

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-ambassador-lebanon-injured-by-pager-explosion-2024-09-17/

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836063726455177241

Mustaffa the jihadi dies, finds himself in Paradise wondering if he missed some small print about those virgins

 

[WelshBloke]

Nice BBC rundown of what's known at the moment!

BBC News - What we know about the Hezbollah pager explosions

Hezbollah pagers: How did they explode and who is responsible?

The attacks left nine dead and thousands injured, but how the blasts occurred remains unclear.

www.bbc.com

 

[Jaskalas]

Just found out one of my employees has multiple family members injured and the poor guy is completely distraught. Just sickening at this point.

Nearly 3000 injured it’s saying? What the actual fuck.

Putin has caused over 1 million deaths / wounded in Europe. Still climbing by thousands / day. Every day. For years. With only the promise of more.
Which is to say... war is hell and Israel is still small potatoes compare to the actual horror shows going on today.

This is Lebanon's price to pay for bombing another country. It would be in their best interests to stop, but this is an act of war and we should all expect more to follow.
If any Aliens visited earth, I assure you. They found no signs of intelligent life.

 

[brycejones]

Iphones are cheaper than blown off bits....

And traceable hence the pagers.

 

[hal2kilo]

All I can think of is a line from Batman. Where does he get all those wonderful toys?

 

[Indus]

Wouldn't these pagers be a chief example of a dumb device, likely used due to being cheap?

Apparently the batteries blew up?? Did Mossad just jimmy all double AA batteries and replace liners with C4 or something??

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Apparently the batteries blew up?? Did Mossad just jimmy all double AA batteries and replace liners with C4 or something??

Highly doubt it was batteries. I’d guess this was a supply chain introduction of explosives etc….

 

[Indus]

Highly doubt it was batteries. I’d guess this was a supply chain introduction of explosives etc….

I think people are gonna be buying a whole lot less iphones from now on.. the dangerous of spying from smart tech was always there but things going boom and blowing your genitals out if it's in your front pocket??

Most people will say no thanks.. and the conspiracy theories will be endless.

 

[brycejones]

I think people are gonna be buying a whole lot less iphones from now on.. the dangerous of spying from smart tech was always there but things going boom and blowing your genitals out if it's in your front pocket??

Most people will say no thanks.. and the conspiracy theories will be endless.

lol no

 

[Paratus]

I think people are gonna be buying a whole lot less iphones from now on.. the dangerous of spying from smart tech was always there but things going boom and blowing your genitals out if it's in your front pocket??

Most people will say no thanks.. and the conspiracy theories will be endless.

I deal with safety analysis of lithium ion batteries and they don’t detonate the way the did in the video I saw.

There was something else in those pagers.

 

[Linux23]

skynet?

all of your beepers belong to us?

 

[Indus]

I deal with safety analysis of lithium ion batteries and they don’t detonate the way the did in the video I saw.

There was something else in those pagers.

Yeah very likely RDX..

Very similar to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi but without the small iron pellet projectiles that flew in every direction and killed 16 people or so along with the bomber.

I saw a documentary once on how that was done.. infact here it is..

Warning: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC
(think you actually have to consent to watch it on Youtube)
and real video about the bomb investigation starts at 4:23

 

[iRONic]

Very similar to the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi but without the small iron pellet projectiles that flew in every direction and killed 16 people or so along with the bomber.

So… NOT so similar than.

 

[allisolm]

• This is what CNN is saying:
• Israel to blame: Israel was behind the attack, CNN has learned. Earlier in the day, the Lebanese government condemned the attack as “criminal Israeli aggression.”
• How it happened: The explosives were planted next to the battery in each pager, and a switch embedded to detonate them remotely, according to the New York Times. The devices detonated simultaneously after receiving a message.

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/lebanon-pagers-attack-hezbollah/index.html

 

[Zorba]

How is this not terrorism?

Can Lebanon now go drop 2,000 pounds on Israeli schools and apartment buildings?

 

[RnR_au]

How is this not terrorism?

Because it targeted Hezbollah directly.

 

[Ken g6]

Because it targeted Hezbollah directly.

Hezbollah and any innocent people who happened to be standing nearby. Such as that grocery worker.

 

[Zorba]

Because it targeted Hezbollah directly.

Having bombs explode in peoples pockets while they are shopping is not targeting only Hezbollah.

I doubt you'd feel that it was perfectly legit if the Taliban just had 3,000 bombs randomly go off in the pockets of random US solders. No, that would be terrorism 100%.

 

[RnR_au]

Hezbollah and any innocent people who happened to be standing nearby. Such as that grocery worker.

Hezbollah is the one being targeted. Any non-hezbollah casualties doesn't make it terrorism.

The minute you target civilians for the purpose of terrorising them, that makes it terrorism.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Mossad needs to be formally declared the terrorist organization it has long been.

 

[Zorba]

Hezbollah is the one being targeted. Any non-hezbollah casualties doesn't make it terrorism.

The minute you target civilians for the purpose of terrorising them, that makes it terrorism.

If the exact same thing happened in the other direction, it would be declared terrorism.

 

[borosp1]

Special announcement from Bob Barker..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836132060257194190

 

[K1052]

Ok what hasn't the Mossad stuffed explosives in that got shipped to Hezbollah?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1836413344930005057

 

[Oyeve]

Looks like a second wave happening:

Thousands of Hezbollah’s handheld radios explode in second wave of remote-detonated attacks — killing 14, wounding 450

A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on as thousands of devices used by the group were detonated across Lebanon, killing at least nine people and wounding 300, officials said.

nypost.com