Eight killed and at least 2,750 wounded in Hezbollah pager explosions

Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad says that eight people have been killed and at least 2,750 people have been wounded in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut by an explosion of pagers used by Hezbollah for communication purposes.

Abiad said that at least 200 of the wounded were in critical condition and the number of casualties could rise.

Hezbollah said in a statement that a girl had also been killed in the explosions.