Dozens of Hezbollah members reportedly injured by exploding pagers

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EPA File photo showing Hezbollah members holding up the group's flags at a ceremony in Beirut, Lebanon (7 September 2024)EPA

Dozens of members of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement have reportedly been injured after handheld pagers they use to communicate exploded.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the incident took place in the southern suburbs of Beirut, which is a stronghold of the Iran-backed armed group, and several other regions.

A Reuters journalist reported seeing 10 Hezbollah members bleeding from wounds in southern Beirut.

A Hezbollah official meanwhile told the news agency that the incident constituted the "biggest security breach yet".

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