Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned his officials and supporters that explosions like those in the Middle Eastern country could happen.
The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroasked members of his government and Chavista militants on Friday not to accept electronic equipment as gifts of Christmasafter the explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon. “Do not receive electronic gifts (…) be careful with phones, cell phones, fly (attention) everyone“Maduro warned during an event in Caracas.
The Venezuelan president made this warning after two waves of explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanonwhich aimed to attack the Hezbollah organization. The attacks, allegedly carried out by Israel, left 37 dead and about 3,000 injured.
The order is also due to the Maduro’s decision to advance the start of Christmas in Venezuela by decree to October 1. On the other hand, he took advantage of the event to request “in all ministries, institutes and state companies” that priority be given to the purchase of “handicrafts and toys made in Venezuela” for the exchange of gifts during “Venezuelan Christmas.”
Beeper explosions in Lebanon
The figure of dead by the explosions in Lebanon of beepers belonging to members of the Islamist movement Hezbollah is from 37 and there are 3,539 injuredannounced the Lebanese Minister of Health on Thursday, Firass Abiad.
The minister said that 12 people died in the first wave of pager explosionson Tuesday, and others 25 in the second wave of walkie-talkie explosions, on Wednesday, according to this new report.
Israel has refrained from commenting on the series of explosions that began hours after it announced the extension of the objectives of the war that began in October against Syria to its border with Lebanon. Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Ambito
