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Israel created shell company to produce explosive pagers - reports

Israel has created a shell company to manufacture explosive pagers that were then shipped to Lebanon, reported Sputnik.

The New York Times reported, citing three intelligence officers, that by its appearance, BAC Consulting Kft was a Hungary-based company that had a contract to manufacture the devices on behalf of the Taiwanese company Gold Apollo – while in fact, it was part of an Israeli front company.

At least two more front companies were created to mask the true identities of the people who created the pagers...

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