Taiwan’s Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in deadly Lebanon blasts [Video]

The model of pagers used in detonations in Lebanon were made by Budapest-based BAC Consulting, Taiwanese pager firm Gold Apollo said on Wednesday, noting it had only licensed out its brand to the company and was not involved in the production of the devices.

The death toll rose to 12, including two children, Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Wednesday. The attack wounded nearly 3,000 people, including many of the group’s fighters and Iran’s envoy to Beirut.

Hezbollah fighters began using pagers in the belief they would be able to evade Israeli tracking of their locations, two sources familiar with the group’s operations told Reuters this year.

Iran-backed Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel, whose military …