(VOVWORLD) - A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with explosives before arriving in the country, according to a letter sent to the UN Security Council by Lebanon's mission to the UN.
 Victims of the pager explosion are taken to AUBMC Medical Center, Beirut, Liban (Photo: Reuters/VNA) |
The authorities also determined the devices, which included pagers and hand-held radios, were detonated by sending electronic messages to the devices, says the letter, seen by Reuters on Thursday. Israel was responsible for the planning and execution of the attacks, Lebanon's UN mission said.
The 15-member Security Council is due to meet on Friday over the blasts.
The attacks on Hezbollah's communications equipment on Tuesday and Wednesday killed 37 people and wounded around 3,000. Israel has not directly commented on the attacks.