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Batteries of walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon were laced with PETN: Lebanese source to Reuters

20-09-2024 | 05:45

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Batteries of walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon were laced with PETN: Lebanese source to Reuters

The batteries of the walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah that blew up this week were laced with a highly explosive compound known as PETN, a Lebanese source familiar with the device's components told Reuters.

The way the explosive material was integrated into the battery pack made it extremely difficult to detect, the source said.

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