Lebanon UN mission says devices booby-trapped before Lebanon entry 

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: An initial investigation by Lebanese authorities has found that hand-held devices that exploded this week were booby-trapped before they entered the country, Lebanon's mission to the United Nations said Thursday.

"Initial investigations showed that the targeted devices were professionally booby-trapped... before arriving in Lebanon, and were detonated by sending emails to the devices," said the letter seen by AFP, which blamed Israel for the attacks.

The blasts that killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two days targeted communication devices used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
Pagers and walkie-talkies exploded as their users were shopping in supermarkets, walking on streets and attending funerals, plunging the country into panic.    —AFP