Pagers carried by Hezbollah operatives explode
The World
PRX
4.6 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Across Lebanon and reportedly in Syria, Hezbollah operatives have been gravely injured and killed when their pagers exploded. It bears the hallmarks of a coordinated attack and is a major strike against Hezbollah. Also, deadly flooding is underway in more than one global region, with death tolls rising from catastrophic floods in central Europe, and millions displaced by rising waters in central and western Africa. Also, in Lebanon, hundreds of pagers used by members of Hezbollah exploded simultaneously, resulting in dozens of injuries. And a profile of a Japanese drummer with an unconventional performance style. His antics include playing a snare drum with his teeth.
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| 0:00.0 | Today across Lebanon pagers used by Hezbollah exploded and if Israel is behind it as Hezbollah claims |
| 0:12.1 | This is the kind of step that can quickly spiral Israel is behind it as Hezbollah claims. |
| 0:12.6 | This is the kind of step that can quickly spiral and then make things a lot more |
| 0:16.8 | intense very quickly. |
| 0:18.1 | I'm Carolyn Buehler. |
| 0:19.4 | And I'm Marco Wirmen. |
| 0:20.3 | Today an update on this developing story in Lebanon. And flooding, it's proving and casualties isn't so easy. I've asked people do you prefer to leave this |
| 0:35.8 | particular place and go to another area they told me that they would better die in |
| 0:40.4 | this particular place that is where they find the means of their livelihood and |
| 0:44.3 | this is where they were born and brought up. Plus meet the Japanese musician who |
| 0:48.3 | grunts and throws his drums on stage. My music is live music. That's all ahead today on the world. |
| 0:57.0 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. And I'm Marco Wurman. Today in Lebanon, pagers carried by Hezbollah |
| 1:05.2 | operatives started exploding. Multiple explosions in several locations all at the same |
| 1:10.4 | time. It led to chaos and mass casualties across the country |
| 1:14.0 | at least nine people are reportedly killed thousands have been injured and |
| 1:20.4 | hundreds are in critical condition. The explosions happened nearly simultaneously, |
| 1:25.0 | suggesting a sophisticated and highly coordinated strike. |
| 1:29.0 | Hezbollah has accused Israel of being behind the attack. |
| 1:32.0 | Israel has not claimed responsibility. He has not claimed responsibility. |
| 1:35.0 | Hannah McCarthy is a reporter in Beirut. |
| 1:38.0 | Knight had fallen there when she told us about what had happened earlier in the afternoon. |
| 1:42.0 | All across Beirut for the last couple about what had happened earlier in the afternoon. |
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