DAMASCUS, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Four Hezbollah fighters were injured on Tuesday after their communication devices exploded in Syria's capital Damascus, a war monitor reported.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the four fighters were injured as their communication devices exploded inside a vehicle near the Kafr Sousa neighborhood in Damascus, adding that two similar incidents took place in the Sayyida Zaynab area in the southern countryside of Damascus and an unknown area in the western Qalamoun region, respectively.
It noted that the incidents occurred as Hezbollah pagers exploded simultaneously in Lebanon, hinting at a coordinated cyberattack targeting Hezbollah communication devices in both Lebanon and Syria, the first reported Israeli cyberattack of its kind.
Meanwhile, a statement from a Damascus police source, carried by the Syrian pro-government newspaper al-Watan, confirmed that an explosion occurred near the Al-Mouwasat tunnel in Kafr Sousa, resulting in multiple injuries.
The injured were taken to Al-Mouwasat Hospital for treatment, said the report, noting that some of them sustained serious injuries. ■
