Wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon and Syria kills at least 8, including members of Hezbollah

An ambulance arrives to American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024. A Civil Defense first responder carries a wounded man whose handheld pager exploded at al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024. A soldier looks on near American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024. A police officer inspects a car in which a hand-held pager exploded, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 17, 2024.

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a girl, and wounding the Iranian ambassador, according to government and Hezbollah officials.