Death toll in Lebanon from explosions of communication devices rises to 20
The death toll in Lebanon from the explosions of ICOM wireless communication devices Wednesday has risen to 20, with more than 450 injured, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
The latest toll comes after 12 people were killed Tuesday and around 2,800 others injured, 300 of them critically, in a similar attack involving pagers primarily used by the Lebanese group Hezbollah.
The combined death toll from the explosions Tuesday and Wednesday has reached 32, with more than 3,250 injured.