How Hezbollah-linked pagers exploded across Lebanon
Israel is believed to be behind the attack on Tuesday, September 17th targeting pagers thought to belong to Hezbollah members. The blasts, many of which were triggered while the owners were in public places, killed at least 12 people and wounded thousands. Here's what we know so far.
What do we know about the
pagers that exploded?
The attack targeted pagers identified as the Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR-924, which had been purchased by Hezbollah in recent months. It is unclear how the explosions were triggered.
5cm
(2in)
7.3cm (8.9in)
Weight: 95g
Battery: Lithium, designed to last 85 days
How do pagers work?
Pagers operate on a radio frequency network, and every device in the network has a unique code. Each pager within range of the network's transmitters continuously listens to the signal on the network, waiting to read their unique code.
A transmitter broadcasts
a message across the network. All pagers receive and read the signal.
When a pager reads
its own code in the transmission, it receives the message.
What do we know about the
pagers that exploded?
The attack targeted pagers identified as the Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR-924, which had been purchased by Hezbollah in recent months. It is unclear how the explosions were triggered.
5cm
(2in)
7.3cm (8.9in)
Weight: 95g
Battery: Lithium, designed to last 85 days
How do pagers work?
Pagers operate on a radio frequency network, and every device in the network has a unique code. Each pager within range of the network's transmitters continuously listens to the signal on the network, waiting to read their unique code.
A transmitter broadcasts
a message across the network. All pagers receive and read the signal.
When a pager reads
its own code in the transmission, it receives the message.
What do we know about the
pagers that exploded?
How do pagers work?
Pagers operate on a radio frequency network, and every device in the network has a unique code. Each pager within range of the network's transmitters continuously listens to the signal on the network, waiting to read their unique code.
The attack targeted pagers identified as the Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR-924, which had been purchased by Hezbollah in recent months. It is unclear how the explosions were triggered.
A transmitter broadcasts
a message across the network. All pagers receive and read the signal.
5cm
(2in)
When a pager reads
its own code in the transmission, it receives the message.
7.3cm (8.9in)
Weight: 95g
Battery: Lithium, designed to last 85 days
