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    Lebanon in Panic as Explosions Turn Everyday Devices into Deadly Weapons

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    In the sudden chaos that gripped Lebanon, pagers and radios—ordinary things, once lifelines of communication—became instruments of death. Over 37 lives gone, thousands wounded… and now the air is thick with questions no one can quite answer. Who set this in motion? What hands turned these tools into something that could tear flesh, shatter bones? Hezbollah points to Israel, but silence hangs where accusations fall.

    These weren’t mere technical devices, no innocent machines humming their familiar tune—no, they were laced with something darker. Early whispers of a cyber hack quickly fell apart. Explosives, they say, were tucked inside those pagers long before they made their way to Hezbollah. They bore the name Gold Apollo, a small Taiwanese electronics company. Hsu Ching-Kuang, the company’s founder, stands firm: “We didn’t make those,” he says, his voice carrying the weight of denial. Instead, his gaze turns to BAC Consulting, a shadowy Hungarian firm, a licensee of his company’s brand. But BAC Consulting—who are they, really? And why is it that no one in Hungary seems to know?

    The thread unravels further, some tracing it back to Israel—a suspicion voiced quietly, murmured between breaths. Meanwhile, the origins of the radios that exploded remain murkier still. ICOM, a Japanese company, distances itself, declaring those devices were not theirs. Yet the questions persist.

    It was recorded that the explosions had taken place at the time of messaging. The receiving message started buzzing probably as an alert. And then it denoted. While it somehow reached us that the chat was with the Hezbollah’s leadership, no one knew what the messages were about.

    Lebanon trembles—not from the sound of bombs, but from the silence in between. What else might be lurking? What other devices—phones, cameras, the ordinary—are waiting to turn against them? They are expecting that there may be more explosions if the other imported devices also face the same fates. “Everyone is just panicking… We don’t know if we can stay next to our laptops, our phones. Everything seems like a danger at this point, and no-one knows what to do,” one woman reacted to a correspondent of a news channel. So fear seeps into the streets, creeping into the corners of homes, into the hesitant hands reaching for their laptops…

    Major Points

    • A devastating series of explosions linked to pagers and radios claimed over 37 lives and injured thousands, leaving Lebanon gripped by fear and uncertainty.
    • Devices from Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, allegedly linked to explosives, were traced back to a shadowy Hungarian firm, but no clear answers have emerged.
    • Hezbollah points fingers at Israel, yet there’s no official confirmation, leaving the origins of the attack shrouded in mystery.
    • As panic spreads, Lebanese citizens fear that other everyday electronics—phones, laptops, radios—might harbor the same deadly potential.
    • The explosions reportedly occurred during messaging, sparking fear that no device can be trusted, plunging the nation into deeper anxiety.

    Fallon Jacobson – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News

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