Who is Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono? Woman whose firm was linked to exploding pagers – Times of India

Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono, the 49-year-old Italian-Hungarian CEO of Hungary-based BAC Consulting, has become the centre of attention after her company’s involvement in the manufacturing of exploding pagers that killed 12 people and wounded more than 2,000 in Lebanon this week. While Barsony-Arcidiacono denies direct involvement, the pagers were reportedly licensed from a Taiwanese manufacturer, Gold Apollo,…

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How Israel allegedly used shell companies to orchestrate pager attack plan – Times of India

In a major attack that claimed the lives of at least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, and injured nearly 3,000 others, explosive pagers detonated simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday.The coordinated blasts were the result of a sophisticated, months-long operation by Israel targeting members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.According to intelligence officers quoted by…

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Taiwan’s Gold Apollo accused of making pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon blasts: “We may not be a large company but …” – Times of India

A Taiwanese pager manufacturer, Gold Apollo, has denied producing the devices used in deadly explosions in Lebanon on Tuesday, September 17. The company said that the pagers, which were used by Hezbollah members and caused the deaths of twelve people, as per latest reports, and injuries to thousands, were made by a licensee using its…

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How Israel’s Mossad turned everyday pagers into deadly weapons against Hezbollah – Times of India

Thousands of modified pagers turned into instruments of destruction in a deadly attack against Hezbollah on Tuesday. Israeli operatives had embedded explosives in these pagers, which were originally intended for Hezbollah’s communication network. When the devices received a seemingly routine message, they detonated, causing the deaths of at least nine people and injuring over 2,800…

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