What's the situation in Lebanon after the deadly pager explosions? | DW News

Officials in Lebanon say at least 9 people, including a child, have been killed, after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded across the country. Iran's ambassador to Lebanon is among the nearly 2,800 injured by the simultaneous blasts. Hezbollah blames Israel for the explosions and says the attack will not go unpunished. There's been no immediate comment from the Israeli military. DW correspondent Mohamad Chreyteh is in the Lebanese capital Beirut. What is the situation in Beirut this morning?

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[DrRandomStranger]

Iran's ambassador had a Hezbollah pager. Hm....

[peaceamani]

Just imagine a scenario where you hear no incoming fire, no massive explosion, no gunshots but suddenly see pandemonium on the streets with ambulances running left right and center. Even Hollywood couldn’t see this coming

[METALMILITANT-jj]

From the mountains to the sea, the Middle East will be pager free

[sagielevy]

Sympathy? Help to the terrorists in the hospitals? I’d expect Lebanon to wish to be free of those who ruined their country

[SubhashishBagchi]

3000 men suddenly became women, this is mind boggling.

[davidt]

The message that came across on the pagers before they blew up said "72 VIRGINS" LoL.

[Polynuttery]

Did the BBC lose their staff? How many?

[orchid]

From the river to the sea, I can No Longer Pee 🤲😭

[Tanks_In_Space]

Luckily the women were all safely locked up at home.

[zegermanscientist]

Hezbollah isn't exactly popular in Lebanon, they are basically Irans occupation force. And now their guys stick out like... well, like a sore thumb.

[da]

I like that he uses the term "armed group". You know, those "groups" we can all get behind and chear. Oh, are they military? No no, Lebanon has a military, but this "armed group" doesn't give a sh#£t about it. So is the group commanded by the Lebanese government? No no, they're funded and commanded by Iran. You know how you call an armed group, working from you country, but answers to a foreign regime and engages in violent acts against civilians? A terror organisation. Not an "armed group".

[ceooflonelinessinc.]

Lebanon started attacking Israel first on October 8th.Stop playing the victim card.

[fullshotmediaug]

This is out of this world MOSAD genius

[malovina]

Difference between IDF and Hezbolah. IDF goes after soldiers in Lebanon and Lebanon went after kids on soccer field

[imagoFX]

Not "fighters", terrorists.

[guizehshalom.stephen]

Before you attack Israel, ask yourself "what ability do they have that I don't know about?"

[foxisok]

Lebanon, a bankrupt country, has been attacking Israel for a year, only out of solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. It seems that soon Birut will look like Gaza, and then the crying will come.

[thorts]

I can't believe they were able to do this. Wowzers.

[bassambouhamad]

They destroy Lebanon and they asking the public for support? What a joke, Ya Haram Ala Lebanon.

[mieliav]

the weird part was, at least in the videos that made it to my screen, was seeing no one trying to help the victims.