Days after the "pager attack" in Lebanon: Turkish intelligence seizes more than 2,000 explosive devices at Istanbul airport
Turkey's National Intelligence Service (MIT) seized a shipment of 1,300 pagers and 710 chargers that were supposed to be sent to Lebanon at Istanbul airport last September, Turkish newspaper Sabah reported.
It is noted that these devices belonged to the same brand and model of explosive devices used during the Israeli special operation to destroy Hezbollah's communications equipment.
According to the publication, MIT received intelligence information about a shipment arriving in Istanbul from Hong Kong on September 16, 2024. According to it, the shipment was scheduled to be sent to Lebanon on September 27, 2024 — that is, a few days after the above-mentioned operation.
When the cargo, called a "food chopper," was inspected, it was found to contain equipment equipped with explosive devices.
It is noted that these devices belonged to the same brand and model of explosive devices used during the Israeli special operation to destroy Hezbollah's communications equipment.
According to the publication, MIT received intelligence information about a shipment arriving in Istanbul from Hong Kong on September 16, 2024. According to it, the shipment was scheduled to be sent to Lebanon on September 27, 2024 — that is, a few days after the above-mentioned operation.
When the cargo, called a "food chopper," was inspected, it was found to contain equipment equipped with explosive devices.
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Simultaneous explosions took place on pagers used by members of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon. As a result of the explosions, a total of 9 people, including a child, were killed, 2,800 people were injured, 200 of them were in serious condition. Details
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The Minister of Health of Lebanon reported that 25 people were killed in the explosion of walkie-talkies, and 12 people were killed in the explosion of pagers, a total of 37 people. Hezbollah said that 25 of those killed were its members. It was also discovered that Israel had previously installed explosives and special software on these devices.
