U.S. officials have told multiple news outlets that Israel was behind the attack of exploding pagers belonging to Hezbollah members that killed at least eight people. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports that Israel has declined to comment on the attack.
More device explosions were reported across Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after pagers belonging to Hezbollah members detonated across the country, killing at least 12 people and injuring nearly 3,000, state media reported. According to Lebanon's National News Agency, or NNA, 'a number' of wounded people had been taken to hospitals in the southern suburbs of Beirut after their wireless pagers exploded. At least three people were killed in device explosions Wednesday, NNA reported.
' Ambulances arrived at the scene, the AP journalists said. Two U.S. officials said Israel was behind the attack targeting Hezbollah with exploding pagers on Tuesday. The militant group and Lebanese officials also pinned blame on Israel, which has not taken responsibility publicly. It was unclear why Israel carried out the attack when it did and whether it was an opportunistic operation or something more strategic that would be followed by other actions, the officials said.
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