Information has spread on social media about a third explosion of wireless devices in Lebanon on Thursday evening, 19 September 2024, which reads: “Breaking: Initial news about a new explosion of wireless devices in Lebanon”.
Kashif verified the information and found it to be fabricated. Kashif’s team searched the Lebanese media and official websites and did not find any mention of a third explosion.
Kashif’s team also contacted journalist Ahmed Laila, who resides in Beirut , and who denied the information, and confirmed that he had not received any information about the explosion of new wireless devices on Thursday.
Journalist Ahmed Mahmoud, who resides in Beirut, confirmed to Kashif that there were no new explosions other than those that occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday, and added that what is being circulated on social media is baseless.
Journalist Zaher Abu Hamdeh, who resides in Lebanon, confirmed that this information is incorrect, and pointed out that no information has been received about the explosion of new wireless devices.
ICOM wireless devices exploded on Wednesday 18 September 2024, with their carriers inside homes in different areas of southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Lebanon.
On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, pager devices exploded with their carriers in southern Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Bekaa in eastern Lebanon, as well as in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and the Rif Dimashq Governorate.
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad announced on Thursday, 19 September 2024, that the death toll from the wireless communications device explosions has reached 32.
Hezbollah announced in a statement that the occupation was responsible for the attack, saying: “We hold the Israeli enemy fully responsible for the aggression that also targeted civilians and led to the deaths of a number of martyrs”.
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