In a seemingly sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by scores of Hezbollah members exploded simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday killing at least nine, including an 8-year-old girl and injuring thousands more. According to an Associated Press report, the Iran-backed militant group has accused Israel of the deadly explosions which gave signs of being a long-planned operation. 

Authorities are yet to ascertain how the attack was executed and did not reveal how were the pagers detonated, the AP report further stated.