Hundreds of members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been seriously injured when pagers they use to communicate, exploded, according to security sources.
A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said the detonation of the pagers was the “biggest security breach” the group had been subjected to in nearly a year of war with Israel.
A witness has told ABC News of seeing one of the pagers exploding on a man riding a motorcycle in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Other witnesses have reported ambulances rushing through the southern suburbs of Beirut amid widespread panic.
Residents said explosions took place across the country, even 30 minutes after the initial blasts.
The Lebanese Ministry of Health has reported many casualties but exact numbers are still unknown.
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack but does not often confirm its attacks on foreign soil.
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