#BBCNews - Exploding walkie-talkies kill nine and injure at least 300 people in new attacks across Lebanon - live page:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyl9048gx8t
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#BBCNews - Exploding walkie-talkies kill nine and injure at least 300 people in new attacks across Lebanon - live page:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyl9048gx8t -
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Yesterday's attack left 12 dead and nearly 3,000 injured, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Hospitals performed hundreds of surgeries on people's eyes and faces - the most common areas of injury. One doctor said he had removed more eyes overnight than in his entire 25-year career.
Hezbollah continues to blame Israel. Neither Israel nor its military has said a word about the communication device blasts.
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However, a short time ago, Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant said the country was opening a "new phase in the war", and the "centre of gravity" is shifting towards the north
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Antonio Guterres is "deeply alarmed" by reports of exploding communication devices in Lebanon and Syria, the UN secretary general's spokesperson says.
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v #BBC Hugo Bachega:
Amid reports of devices exploding for a second day across the country, everyone is suspicious of people using phones or other devices.Several times, our team have been stopped by people urging us to put our phones down.
Communications seem to be disrupted, while ambulances try to access roads that had been blocked.