Explosive devices kill three in eastern Lebanon, wound over 100

The Iran-backed group blamed Israel for the first wave of blasts on 17 September, vowing to retaliate and stoking fears of an all-out war in the region.

"Three martyrs fell after devices exploded in the town of Sohmor" in the eastern Bekaa Valley, the state-run National News Agency reported. The health ministry reported "more than 100 injured" in "a fresh wave of walkie-talkie blasts".

A source at the hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek said 15 people were injured after a walkie-talkie explosion.

Another source close to the Iran-backed group said walkie-talkies used by its members exploded at its Beirut hideout during the funerals of Hezbollah members killed in the previous day's blasts.

"Several walkie-talkies exploded in the southern suburbs of Beirut," he added, as rescue workers affiliated with Hezbollah confirmed that the devices had detonated in 2 cars in the area. | BGNES