In a story that feels ripped straight from a movie plot, more than a thousand pagers—yes, old-school beepers—exploded, killing and injuring people in Lebanon. The attack targeted members of Hezbollah, who had resorted to using low-tech devices to avoid the tracking possible with cell phones.

It seems Israel intercepted an order for Gold Apollo brand pagers, substituting a different manufacturer to embed explosive materials inside the devices before shipping. The pagers were designed to detonate when they received a coded message.

Exploding pagers kill nine and injure thousands in an attack on Hezbollah

Media reports point to explosives, not batteries or malware.