Lebanese are turning off their phones and other devices for fear of new explosions, writes the New York Times.
According to the newspaper, the Lebanese have also disconnected inverters and solar panels. Even baby monitors, TVs and laptops are now arousing suspicion among the country’s residents.
As the daily notes, the pager explosions have transformed the lives of the Lebanese into “scenes of panic and violence.” These explosions have seriously disrupted the functioning of the health system, as hospitals are overwhelmed following a large number of injuries.
At the same time, the newspaper notes that Israel is allocating more and more resources to wage a war against the Shiite movement Hezbollah. ABC television previously reported that Israel had been planning pager explosions on Lebanese territory for 15 years.
On September 17 and 18, numerous explosions of communication devices took place in Lebanon. On the first day, a large number of pagers exploded almost simultaneously in different parts of the co
untry. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 12 people were killed, including 2 children, and 2,800 injured were taken to hospital.
The next day, walkie-talkies, telephones, as well as devices powered by solar energy and lithium-ion batteries exploded in various parts of Lebanon. The second wave of explosions killed 25 people and injured 608.
Source: Burkina Information Agency