I’m glad I’m not living in Lebanon:<\/p>\n
Footage shared online shows people in Lebanon going about their days before their pagers exploded.<\/p>\n
In one video, a man is seen shopping in a fruit and vegetable market before an object explodes from his midriff. The man collapses to the ground and cries out in pain, while other bystanders scatter in fear.<\/p>\n
In another, security camera footage shows a man about to pay for goods at a store before something on his person explodes, sending a burst of smoke into the air.<\/p>\n
In another, a person films the damage inside a bedroom after an apparent explosion. Two holes have been torn through the top and bottom of a drawer, smashing a nearby mirror and scattering debris across the room. [CNN<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Reminds me of Stand On Zanzibar<\/strong><\/em> by John Brunner, which is weird since I don’t remember anything more of the novel than a scene in which a soldier is killed with a nanowire. I get the impression the novel was all about future political violence, which I suppose we’ve been living ever since that novel was published in 1968.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m glad I’m not living in Lebanon: Footage shared online shows people in Lebanon going about their days before their pagers exploded. In one video, a man is seen shopping in a fruit and vegetable market before an object explodes from his midriff. The man collapses to the ground and \u2026 Continue reading