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Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts not from Taiwan, says minister

Published on 20 Sep 2024 8:54:23 PM

Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated in Lebanon earlier this week were not made in Taiwan, said the government on Friday (Sept 20).

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company BAC which has a licence to use its brand.

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Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated in Lebanon earlier this week were not made in Taiwan, said the government on Friday (Sept 20).

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company BAC which has a licence to use its brand.

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