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Eight people have been killed and some 2,750 injured in suspected coordinated explosions of hand-held telecommunications devices across Lebanon, Health Minister Firas Abiad said during a press conference in Beirut on Tuesday evening. Abiad said a child was among those killed when pagers in numerous Lebanese regions exploded earlier on Tuesday. Some 200 people are in critical condition, he said. Most of the victims suffered injuries to the hand, while some were also injured in the face, abdomen and the eyes, according to the minister. The Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah said its membe…

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