Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group's pagers the day before.
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First came two days of exploding pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah — deadly attacks pinned on Israel that also maimed civilians around Lebanon. Hezbollah's leader vowed to retaliate, and on Friday the militant group launched dozens of rockets into northern Israel.
Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said the devices were made by a Budapest-based company with a license to use its brand.
Taiwan-based Gold Apollo put the blame on a Europe-based licensee of its pager, sparking investigations in Hungary, Bulgaria, Norway and Romania into the origins of the deadly device ...
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The BBC has traced a complex path, linking the events to multiple countries, including Taiwan, Japan, Hungary, Israel, and Lebanon ...
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