Are our smartphones safe? Exploding pagers pose new threat but your phone is probably safe, experts say - Deadly attacks rely on specific nature of pagers and the way they are delivered, experts say

In attacks widely blamed on Israel, hundreds of walkie-talkies exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after thousands of pagers did the same.

Israel masterminded the coordinated attack that caused thousands of pagers across Lebanon to explode on Tuesday, injuring thousands in an operation targeting Hezbollah, according to The New York Times.

Deadly explosions in Lebanon linked to rigged pagers have raised concerns about the safety of modern personal devices.