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Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters were reportedly killed or wounded this afternoon when the pagers they used to communicate exploded, according to Lebanese security sources.

The stunning incident, which saw scores of Hezbollah members severely injured throughout southern Lebanon and in its capital Beirut, constitutes the single largest intelligence breach in the militant outfit's history, a Hezbollah official said.

The sudden and unexpected detonations gave way to widespread panic and chaotic scenes in Beirut, with various images depicting victims sporting significant wounds as they lay on the ground surrounded by terrified bystanders.

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:
Semtex?

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Originally posted by shankspony:
That attack took some balls.... literally.

people speculating its malware causing rapid heating and explosion of the lithium batteries.

2700 pagers evidently.

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

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Originally posted by shankspony:
That attack took some balls.... literally.

people speculating its malware causing rapid heating and explosion of the lithium batteries.

2700 pagers evidently.

Could a battery that fits inside a pager cause that powerful of an explosion? And, batteries get very hot before they explode. Seems like something the dude wearing the pager would have sensed.

Some sort of explosive.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Who has pagers?
Talk about behind the rest of us.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Who has pagers?
Talk about behind the rest of us.

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Originally posted by Mike Mitchell:

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Who has pagers?
Talk about behind the rest of us.

Cell/mobile phones are too easy to track.

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Originally posted by Ohiosam:
I wonder if Mossad shorted Motorola stock?

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
Who has pagers?
Talk about behind the rest of us.

It was "leaked" sometime back that Israel could hack the phones Hezballah was using, so they acquired a bunch of pagers to improve security.

I'm guessing they got such a sweet deal they didn't read the small print explaining the penalties for early withdrawal from the service plan.

Kinda like a beagle chasing a rabbit out of the brush in front of the shotgun.

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Originally posted by Scott King:
We've been told for years that we spend too much time on our electronic devices.
It's just not healthy.

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Originally posted by jdollar:
According to ABC NEWS tonight, the Israelis knew that Hezbollah had gone to pagers in lieu of traceable cell phones. They discovered the major pager importer for Lebanon and interdicted his shipments over 2 years, opened them up, planted explosives inside, resealed the packages, and let them be distributed to Hezbollah. Then, at a selected time, a signal was sent simultaneously to 2700 pagers and they all exploded. FUCKING BRILLIANT!

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Originally posted by jdollar:
According to ABC NEWS tonight, the Israelis knew that Hezbollah had gone to pagers in lieu of traceable cell phones. They discovered the major pager importer for Lebanon and interdicted his shipments over 2 years, opened them up, planted explosives inside, resealed the packages, and let them be distributed to Hezbollah. Then, at a selected time, a signal was sent simultaneously to 2700 pagers and they all exploded. FUCKING BRILLIANT!

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Originally posted by nute:
Very very clever, and no doubt took years in the planning.

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by nute:
Very very clever, and no doubt took years in the planning.

Actually, reports here say all these pagers were supplied by Israel, after being doctored!

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Originally posted by Saeed:
This one opens up a whole bag of tricks!