Lebanese hospitals inundated with injured after pager attack - in pictures

  • An explosion in a man's bag at a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon. This was one of many incidents where pagers blew up on Tuesday September 17, maiming and killing users. Reuters
    An explosion in a man's bag at a supermarket in Beirut, Lebanon. This was one of many incidents where pagers blew up on Tuesday September 17, maiming and killing users. Reuters
  • Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Centre as casualties of the wave of explosions are brought in. AFP
    Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Centre as casualties of the wave of explosions are brought in. AFP
  • A stretcher bearing an injured person is taken to American University of Beirut Medical Centre. Reuters
    A stretcher bearing an injured person is taken to American University of Beirut Medical Centre. Reuters
  • A man donates blood in the southern Lebanese city of Saida after a wave of injuries and fatalities in pager explosions. AFP
    A man donates blood in the southern Lebanese city of Saida after a wave of injuries and fatalities in pager explosions. AFP
  • Friends and relatives of injured people arrive at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre. EPA
    Friends and relatives of injured people arrive at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre. EPA
  • An ambulance arrives at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre. EPA
    An ambulance arrives at the American University of Beirut Medical Centre. EPA
  • Ali Ammar, Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Parliament, accepts condolences for his son, who was killed in the detonation of pagers for which Hezbollah blamed Israel. Reuters
    Ali Ammar, Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Parliament, accepts condolences for his son, who was killed in the detonation of pagers for which Hezbollah blamed Israel. Reuters