I have seen nothing about this, but I cannot fathom how someone could remotely cause Li-ion batteries in a pager to explode. I also thought that using pagers had fallen out of favor long ago. I have seen no one using a pager for a very long time, at least not in the USA.
The New York Post and other sources are reporting that the Mossad intercepted the shipment of pagers and put PETN inside near the batteries. They also found a way to detonate that when they wanted to.
I have seen nothing about this, but I cannot fathom how someone could remotely cause Li-ion batteries in a pager to explode. I also thought that using pagers had fallen out of favor long ago. I have seen no one using a pager for a very long time, at least not in the USA.
The terrorists have switched to pagers for some of their communications because the Israelis had tapped into so many of their phones and their networks.
This new trick was pulled off after the Israelis intercepted a huge shipment of pagers headed for the Hezbolla territories. They disassembled the pagers, inserted the small explosive devices, reassembled the pagers, repacked them, and sent them on their way when finished.
Brilliant.
Message From Netanyahu: CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
I understand Hezbollah bought the pagers from a shady manufacturer of knock-off products, Bomb & Mercier.
My sources tell me they came from Acme.
I hear the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon was one of the "exploded". Bet he regrets pulling rank and snagging one of those cool new pagers......
On a more serious note, I can't see Hezbollah and Iran not responding.
Larry