Iran's ambassador in Lebanon was reportedly among the hundreds wounded in the explosion of pagers.
At least eight members of Hezbollah were killed and 2,750 more wounded on Tuesday when communication pagers exploded, Lebanon's health minister, Firas Abiad, said.Iran's ambassador in Lebanon was among those wounded in the simultaneous explosions, Iranian news reports said.It wasn't immediately clear if people were killed.An official with a Lebanese group with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press it was believed to be an Israeli attack.
Meanwhile, another semi-official Mehr news agency, also on its Telegram channel reported that Amani was wounded by a pager explosion.A Hezbollah official said the explosions were the result of 'a security operation that targeted the devices.''The enemy stands behind this security incident,' the official said.He said that the new pagers that Hezbollah members were carrying had lithium batteries that apparently exploded.
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