Tuesday , October 8 2024

Lebanon’s capital Beirut rocked by serial blasts, 8 killed in explosions in pagers; more than 3000 injured

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There was a lot of screaming and shouting on the streets of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday due to a serial blast. There was a series of explosions in the pager, an electronic gadget used for communication. More than 3000 people including Hezbollah fighters, common people, and doctors were injured. 8 people including several Hezbollah fighters lost their lives. There was a stampede in the city due to the explosions in many pagers kept in people’s pockets.

How did the serial blasts happen in the pager?

After the initial blasts in the pager, explosions continued to take place across the city for about an hour. These blasts took place at 3:45 pm local time on Tuesday. It is not yet clear how the pager devices exploded.

The Iranian ambassador was also injured.

Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, was also wounded in the blast. Three security sources said the exploded pagers were the latest model introduced by Hezbollah in recent months.

An atmosphere of panic in the city

Ambulances were seen rushing to the southern areas of Beirut, which is a stronghold of Hezbollah, after the serial blasts. There is an atmosphere of panic after the blasts. A security source said that several pagers have exploded in the southern part of Lebanon.

Relatives taking the injured to the hospital.

People injured in the series of blasts were seen screaming in pain. There is an atmosphere of chaos in the streets and markets. The injured were seen being taken to hospitals by their relatives on motorcycles and cars.

Bleeding from face, eyes hands, and feet.

Hassan Wazni, head of Nabatiyeh Public Hospital in the southern part of the country, told Reuters news agency that about 40 injured people were being treated in his hospital. The injured were bleeding from their faces, eyes hands, and feet.