Twenty people have been killed and at least 450 injured in a second day of explosions across Beirut and other cities in Lebanon, after hand-held walkie-talkie devices detonated. At least one of the blasts on Wednesday reportedly took place near a funeral organised by Iran-backed Hezbollah for those killed the previous day when thousands of pagers used by the group exploded across the country.

A source says more handheld devices exploded in Lebanon a day after thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up in an attack blamed on Israel.

A number of radio communications devices owned by Hezbollah members have exploded in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.