The American source added to ABC News that “the planning of the attack included front companies”, with what he described as “multiple layers of Israeli intelligence officers”, noting that “some of those involved in the manufacturing did not know who they were working for.”
According to the American newspaper, “The New York Times”, about 3 grams of explosives and a remote control switch were planted in the devices.Pager“which exploded.
The American source said that the CIA had long been reluctant to use this tactic, because “the risk to civilians was too high.”
The explosions that occurred in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday with wireless communication devices resulted in the death of at least 37 people and the injury of more than 3,000, according to the Lebanese Minister of Health.
The conflict expanded on Thursday, as Israel Intensive strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah responds with gunfire.
The manufacturer of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon has not yet been identified, as the company says:Gold ApolloThe Taiwanese company that carries the device’s name is made by the Hungarian company BAC, which has the license to use its name.
A Hungarian government spokesman told ABC News on Wednesday that the pagers were never in Hungary, but rather the Budapest-based company was “a commercial intermediary, with no manufacturing or operating location in Hungary.”
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The source said, “This type of operation has been planned for at least 15 years.”
Sources had previously confirmed to Sky News Arabia that the Israeli intelligence agency (Mossad) Behind booby-trapping pagers with explosives.
The American source added to ABC News that “the planning of the attack included front companies”, with what he described as “multiple layers of Israeli intelligence officers”, noting that “some of those involved in the manufacturing did not know who they were working for.”
According to the American newspaper, “The New York Times”, about 3 grams of explosives and a remote control switch were planted in the devices.Pager“which exploded.
The American source said that the CIA had long been reluctant to use this tactic, because “the risk to civilians was too high.”
The explosions that occurred in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday with wireless communication devices resulted in the death of at least 37 people and the injury of more than 3,000, according to the Lebanese Minister of Health.
The conflict expanded on Thursday, as Israel Intensive strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah responds with gunfire.
The manufacturer of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon has not yet been identified, as the company says:Gold ApolloThe Taiwanese company that carries the device’s name is made by the Hungarian company BAC, which has the license to use its name.
A Hungarian government spokesman told ABC News on Wednesday that the pagers were never in Hungary, but rather the Budapest-based company was “a commercial intermediary, with no manufacturing or operating location in Hungary.”
