Posts Share on social media It purportedly shows images of an iPhone that recently exploded in Lebanon.
iPhones exploding in Lebanon, blowing people into pieces indiscriminately. 🚨🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/brJXVMXGh3
— Mehmet Vefa Dag (@AFRICANDEMOC) September 18, 2024
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Mossad agents have planted explosives in 5,000 pagers to carry out attacks on Hezbollah. Reuters The pagers were reportedly made in Taiwan and the explosives were planted several months before the blast.
A post shared on X (formerly Twitter) purports to show an iPhone that exploded in Lebanon. The image shows the back of the smartphone badly damaged, exposing the technology underneath.
The caption reads: “iPhone explodes in Lebanon, blowing people into pieces indiscriminately.”
This claim is inaccurate. The image was taken in 2021. 2021 Articles The iPhone explosion that occurred in the suburbs of Cairo, Egypt.
Hundreds of explosive devices used by Hezbollah detonated almost simultaneously, reportedly killing 12 people. AP NewsThe attacks were carried out in Lebanon and Syria, and the group's leader said they had “crossed all borders and red lines,” the media reported. (Related: Video purportedly showing explosion in Haifa)
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