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On the trail of the exploding pagers - Offices of Budapest-based firm allegedly linked to Lebanon blasts01:23
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The office address of the Budapest-based firm 'BAC Consulting', allegedly linked to the Lebanon pagers blasts, was seen in footage from the Hungarian capital on Thursday.

Footage shows the outside of the gated building, with a mailbox and intercom, as well as a number of people gathered at the front gate. According to media reports, 14 firms are also registered at the address.

The business was first linked to the deadly mass pagers explosions in Lebanon earlier this week, after images emerged of the AR-924 model from Gold Apollo. That company based in Taiwan strongly denied any involvement and claimed it had licensed the branding to BAC.

Chief executive and founder of BAC Consulting, Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono told one US news outlet: ""I don’t make the pagers. I am just the intermediate. I think you got it wrong."

The Hungarian government also issued a statement, saying that the “authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary."

The blasts across Lebanon on Tuesday killed 12 and injured nearly 3,000, according the country's health ministry, while subsequent explosions of handheld radios the following day resulted in 20 fatalities and 450 injuries.

The Hezbollah militant group, which confirmed that the pagers belonged to "employees of various Hezbollah units and institutions", attributed the explosions to Israel, while the country has not commented.

On the trail of the exploding pagers - Offices of Budapest-based firm allegedly linked to Lebanon blasts

Hungary, Budapest
September 19, 2024 at 20:54 GMT +00:00 · Published

The office address of the Budapest-based firm 'BAC Consulting', allegedly linked to the Lebanon pagers blasts, was seen in footage from the Hungarian capital on Thursday.

Footage shows the outside of the gated building, with a mailbox and intercom, as well as a number of people gathered at the front gate. According to media reports, 14 firms are also registered at the address.

The business was first linked to the deadly mass pagers explosions in Lebanon earlier this week, after images emerged of the AR-924 model from Gold Apollo. That company based in Taiwan strongly denied any involvement and claimed it had licensed the branding to BAC.

Chief executive and founder of BAC Consulting, Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono told one US news outlet: ""I don’t make the pagers. I am just the intermediate. I think you got it wrong."

The Hungarian government also issued a statement, saying that the “authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary."

The blasts across Lebanon on Tuesday killed 12 and injured nearly 3,000, according the country's health ministry, while subsequent explosions of handheld radios the following day resulted in 20 fatalities and 450 injuries.

The Hezbollah militant group, which confirmed that the pagers belonged to "employees of various Hezbollah units and institutions", attributed the explosions to Israel, while the country has not commented.

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The office address of the Budapest-based firm 'BAC Consulting', allegedly linked to the Lebanon pagers blasts, was seen in footage from the Hungarian capital on Thursday.

Footage shows the outside of the gated building, with a mailbox and intercom, as well as a number of people gathered at the front gate. According to media reports, 14 firms are also registered at the address.

The business was first linked to the deadly mass pagers explosions in Lebanon earlier this week, after images emerged of the AR-924 model from Gold Apollo. That company based in Taiwan strongly denied any involvement and claimed it had licensed the branding to BAC.

Chief executive and founder of BAC Consulting, Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono told one US news outlet: ""I don’t make the pagers. I am just the intermediate. I think you got it wrong."

The Hungarian government also issued a statement, saying that the “authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary."

The blasts across Lebanon on Tuesday killed 12 and injured nearly 3,000, according the country's health ministry, while subsequent explosions of handheld radios the following day resulted in 20 fatalities and 450 injuries.

The Hezbollah militant group, which confirmed that the pagers belonged to "employees of various Hezbollah units and institutions", attributed the explosions to Israel, while the country has not commented.

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