Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding some 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel. FRANCE24's Rawad Taha reports from Beirut. FRANCE24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Gérôme Billois, cyber-security expert for consultancy firm, Wavestone. He says that the pagers are likely to have been intercepted during delivery and booby-trapped by adding an explosive charge. #Lebanon #Hezbollah #pagers 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen
Pagers likely booby-trapped with explosive charge during delivery, cyber-security expert says
Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding some 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel. FRANCE24's Rawad Taha reports from Beirut. FRANCE24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Gérôme Billois, cyber-security expert for consultancy firm, Wavestone. He says that the pagers are likely to have been intercepted during delivery and booby-trapped by adding an explosive charge. #Lebanon #Hezbollah #pagers 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen