At least nine people were killed Tuesday when pagers that were used by hundreds of members of the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon and Syria exploded in what appeared to be a simultaneously planned attack, The Associated Press reported.
CNN estimated that 2,800 were wounded in the attack that occurred at about 3:30 p.m. local time. Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was among the wounded, according to The Associated Press.
The AP reported that the pagers were recently acquired by Hezbollah after its leader told its members to stop using cellphones for fear they could be tracked by the Israelis. Hezbollah is the Lebanese Shiite Muslim political party that also has a militant faction.
Lebanon’s Information Minister Ziad Makary blamed Israel for the pagers exploding, calling it an “Israeli aggression,” according to The Times of Israel.
CNN posted videos of the attacks. One video…
