BEIRUT ¨C Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon¡¯s south in the country¡¯s deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group¡¯s pagers the day before.
Lebanon¡¯s health ministry said 20 people were killed and more than 450 injured on Wednesday in Beirut¡¯s suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, while the death toll from Tuesday¡¯s explosions rose to 12, including two children, with nearly 3,000 injured.
Israeli officials have not commented on the blasts, but security sources said Israel¡¯s spy agency Mossad was responsible. One Hezbollah official said the episode was the biggest security breach in the group¡¯s history.
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