US ‘not involved’ in Lebanon pager explosions

The United States said on Tuesday it is gathering information after at least nine people were killed and more than 2,750 wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members detonated simultaneously across Lebanon.

Speaking during a press briefing, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the US was not involved in the incidents and did not know who was responsible.

Hezbollah blamed Israel for the incident and threatened to punish Israel in response."We are gathering information on this incident," Miller said. "I can tell you that the US was not involved in it. The US was not aware of this incident in advance."