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Scenes of chaos in Beirut on Tuesday where authorities say that 12 people were killed, including two children,

and almost 3,000 were injured, according to Lebanon's health minister.

That's after hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria. Among those wounded

was Iran's ambassador to Lebanon. The pages were used by hundreds of members of the

militant group Hezbollah. In a statement released on Tuesday, Hezbollah said two

members of the Iran-backed group were among those killed. Hezbollah and the

Lebanese government have blamed Israel for the attack. U.S. officials say Israel has privately admitted to the U.S. it was behind

the attack but not commented otherwise.

After the break, independent Lebanese journalist D'Alma Wad joins us to discuss the latest. She's also the author of all she lost,

the explosion in Lebanon, the collapse of a nation, and the women who survive.

Stay with us. Back with more in a moment.

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