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2024-09-18 19:17:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EACE4E58A587B15CEC31101C06F4FA51BF70D2BF8C0A152B9B4F0605B72B48EF
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The pagers were from the Taiwanese company Apollo, made under license by the Hungarian firm BAC Consulting. The walkie talkies were Icom brand, from Japan. https://www.politico.eu/article/israel-hezbollah-pager-company-hungary-tawain-gold-apollo/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qvl3vlvlvo https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-planted-explosives-hezbollahs-taiwan-made-pagers-say-sources-2024-09-18/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pager-new-device-explosions-lebanon-hezbollah-rcna171637
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