Walkie-talkies used by armed training units explode in Beirut, killing at least three and injuring nearly 100

At least 9 people died and about 100 were injured in Lebanon This Wednesday in a new wave of explosions of communication devices, official sources reported, the day after the lethal explosion of beepers used by the Islamist movement Hezbollah.

The three people died due to the explosion of “streaming devices” in Sohmor in the east of the country, reported the National News Agency (ANI) of Lebanon.

THe Ministry of Health reported for its part “More than 100 injured in a new wave of walkie-talkie explosions”.

These devices exploded simultaneously in the southern suburb of Beirut where the funerals of four members of Hezbollah dead the day before in the explosion of beepers, according to a source close to the pro-Iranian movement and rescuers.

The explosions caused panic, according to an AFP photographer covering the funerals, including that of the son of a Hezbollah MP.

Other explosions were recorded in Sidon in the south, and in Baalbeck in the east, where 15 people were injured, a hospital source told AFP.

On Tuesday, at least 12 people were killed and some 2,800 wounded in simultaneous beeper explosions in Hezbollah strongholds south of Beirut and in eastern and southern Lebanon, officials said.