At least 12 people have been killed and thousands injured after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon. The incident has raised suspicions that the devices, thought to have originated from a Taiwanese firm, were deliberately sabotaged.
At least 12 people were killed and many more injured after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon
Gold Apollo, the Taiwanese manufacturer of pagers identified in the hack said it did not make this specific batch, pointing instead to a Hungarian company called BAC which they gave their brand trademark to. BAC, which has denied making the exploding pagers, has one listed employee and no mention of manufacturing capabilities on its website.
There is no suggestion Gold Apollo knew that pagers it made or licensed were intended for use by Hezbollah.It is believed that the attack may have been an attempt to sow distrust for devices and equipment provided by Iran – Hezbollah’s state backer. But the incident also exposes key details about the international firms providing Hezbollah with key equipment, either knowingly or unknowingly.Lebanon’s health minister said that 12 people have lost their lives, including two children.
In a statement Gold Apollo said it did not manufacture the model of the pager, an AP-924, which wirelessly receives text messages but cannot make telephone calls.“The product was not ours. It was only that it had our brand on it,” Gold Apollo founder Hsu Ching-Kuang told reporters at the company’s offices in the northern Taiwanese city of New Taipei on Wednesday.
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