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Friday, April 18, 2025

How Will the TSA Respond to Exploding Pagers in the Middle East?

The Israel military devised an unexpected and devious Trojan Horse method to attack Hezbollah as part of its on-going war in Gaza.

Through a front company, Israel sold pagers and walkie-talkies to Hezbollah leadership that were laden with explosives, then killed at least 40 people and injured thousands more by setting them off all at the same time.

Although much has been said about the cleverness and success of this attack, one obvious fact is being overlooked: the attack demonstrates that a lethal amount of explosives can be embedded and remotely detonated in such devices. How will this affect the domestic and international airport security procedures that millions of people are subjected to every day? Will the Transportation Security Administration institute changes in response to this event?

Read the rest of the story at The Hill.

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