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Supply Chain Sabotage: The Explosive Plot Behind the Deadly Attacks in Lebanon

As funerals were held for the dead and the wounded filled hospitals, social media and the international press buzzed with the alarming question: Could smartphones be next?

Funeral organized by Hezbollah for four victims killed in the explosions of pagers or paging devices in an unprecedented attack on Lebanon and Syria, in Ghobeiri area, in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, on September 18, 2024. Photo: Abaca Press / Alamy
A funeral organised by Hezbollah for four victims killed in the explosions of pagers or paging devices in an unprecedented attack on Lebanon and Syria, on September 18. Photo: Abaca Press / Alamy