Mojtaba Amani, the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, lost one eye and his other was seriously wounded when a pager he was carrying exploded yesterday, APA reports citing The Times of Israel.
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tell the outlet that Amani’s injuries are more serious than initially reported, and he would be taken to Tehran for treatment.
Video on social media apparently showed Amani on a Lebanese street in the aftermath of the attack, with blood on the front of his shirt, the newspaper says.
The Saudi-owned Alhadath news channel, quoting Tehran’s embassy in Beirut, said yesterday that Amani was in “good general condition” and his injuries were only superficial.
At least nine people were killed and thousands were injured when pagers held by Hezbollah members across Lebanon exploded yesterday afternoon, in what appeared to be a widescale, coordinated attack attributed to Israel against the Iran-backed terror group.
***18:37, September 17
Certain news resources have reported that the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, has been injured as the Israeli military exploded pagers in Lebanon on Tuesday, APA reports citing Tehran Times.
Dozens of Hezbollah members, including resistance fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded.
It was reported by Al Jazeera, citing Arab media sources, that Amani's injuries were "superficial."
The explosions took place amid heightened violence between Israel and Hezbollah, who have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the Gaza war erupted last October.
***18:19, September 17
Mojtaba Amani, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Beirut was injured in a pager blast in Beirut, APA reports citing Mehr.
Some sources with knowledge of the matter have reported that the Iranian ambassador in Lebanon was injured during a massive Israeli cyber attack in Lebanon and Syria.
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