The Exploding Pagers

[LuFins Dad]

Was it simultaneous?

[jon-nyc]

Seems to have been

[jon-nyc]

Apparently hesballah already banned cell phones for its operatives as they were all getting hacked. So they switched to pagers and couriers.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

. So they switched to pagers and couriers.

More medieval tactics, LOL

[Mik]

@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

No they had to add explosive to the devices. This was obviously a long planned event.

And beautiful. Bringing it to them personally in such a targeted way.

You like terrorism? We'll show you how it's done.

This is such a masterful stroke psychologically. Now none of those bastards will want to be carrying that technology.

[George K]

Some reports are saying that over 1000 were injured.

[jon-nyc]

I hope there was a 2 second delay between the detonation message and the detonation itself. Long enough for the terrorist to involve his hand in the explosion, not long enough for him to save his balls.

[Mik]

@jon-nyc I’d bet the IDF thought of that. Hope so anyway.

[bachophile]

word here is people where all paged with some message, giving a few seconds to look at it, then....surprise...
unconfirmed report that the iranian ambassador to Lebanon also had a pager

[bachophile]

you gotta admit, its original. not strategically game changing, but letting them feel they are completely transparent to Israeli Luxembourg's intelligence (no official claim of responsibility here)

[jon-nyc]

It would seem that the time to do this would be <24 hours before a major escalation.

Any bets?

[bachophile]

its possible....strike while the irons hot

[jon-nyc]

ANd while they can't coordinate their defense/response.

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

ANd while they can't coordinate their defense/response.

That’s a good point, I was thinking the reverse. Hezbollah planning a major offensive? Disrupt it by by blowing up their communications (and a few hands and crotches)…

[George K]

[Copper]

They got the idea from Walter White.

[taiwan_girl]

wow! Crazy how that happened and how the Luxumburgese were able to do that.

[Jolly]

Y'all are missing the obvious...

If there was any doubt about who was who, the Israelis just created a wonderful hunting list. My goal would be to eradicate every one of them in six months.

[jon-nyc]

[LuFins Dad]

@jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

No way… The guy still has his right hand…