“The company will post updated information on its website as the investigation progresses,” the statement said.
Portable radios used by the Hezbollah militant group exploded in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, the deadliest day since cross-border shelling between the Lebanese group and Israel began nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions hit the group’s pagers.
This incident has raised concerns about the safety of these communication devices.
Lebanon’s health ministry said 20 people were killed and more than 450 injured on Wednesday, while the death toll from Tuesday’s explosions rose to 12, including two children, and nearly 3,000 people were injured.
Israeli officials have not commented on the explosions, but security sources said the Mossad was responsible. A Hezbollah official said the incident represented the biggest security breach in the group’s history.
These operations, which appeared to have thrown Hezbollah into chaos, coincided with Israel’s 11-month-old war in Gaza, raising fears of an escalation on its border with Lebanon and the risk of a full-scale regional war.
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