Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday, injuring dozens of people, according to a state media report.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other areas "the handheld pagers system was detonated using advanced technology, and dozens of injuries were reported." It wasn't immediately clear if people were killed.

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/09/1200/675/Lebanon-Israel-Pagers-Exploding.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Civil Defense first-responders carry a wounded man" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Civil Defense first-responders carry a wounded man whose handheld pager exploded at al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.</span> <span>(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</span></p></div></div>

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<i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.</i>

Dozens of people were injured Tuesday when handheld pagers exploded in the suburbs of Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, according to Lebanese state media.{ai:summary}<p>Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded in Lebanon, injuring dozens, with incidents reported mainly in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The system was reportedly detonated using advanced technology.</p><p>Details on casualties remain unclear, and the situation is still developing.  #society</p>

Lebanon explosions: Dozens wounded after pagers detonate, state media report

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