Update: Death toll from device explosions in Lebanon rises to 37

BEIRUT, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — The death toll in explosions targeting pagers and handheld radios across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday has risen to 37, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said Thursday.
Tuesday’s pager explosions in Lebanon killed 12 people, with 2,323 others injured, Abiad told a news conference, adding that 226 people injured on Tuesday are still hospitalized.
Meanwhile, the death toll in explosions of wireless communication devices across the country on Wednesday rose to 25, with injuries up to 608, Abiad said. ■