Iran Press/Europe: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday told reporters: "Whatever it was, certainly leads to an escalation of tension. The region itself is in an explosive state, and certainly, an incident like this, each one of them, has the potential to be a trigger for the situation to spiral out of control."
Peskov called for an investigation of the incident and said: It should be conducted, the causes and circumstances of what happened should be established, and of course, those behind these mass explosions of communications equipment should be identified".
Russia's Foreign Ministry also denounced the blasts in an earlier statement.
"We strongly condemn the unprecedented attack on friendly Lebanon and its citizens, which constitutes a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a serious challenge to international law through the use of unconventional weapons," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
"Amid growing tension along the Lebanese-Israeli border, such irresponsible actions are fraught with extremely dangerous consequences, as they provoke a new round of escalation," Zakharova added, calling for "all parties involved to exercise restraint."
Latest Situation in Lebanon
Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad on Wednesday said that 12 people, including two children and two healthcare workers, were killed following the pager explosions.
The number of wounded is about 2,800, with about 750 injured in the south, 150 in the Bekaa Valley, and 1,850 in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Firas Abiad said that several patients have been transferred to Syria and Iran.
Thousands of people were injured across Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon when pagers belonging to Hezbollah exploded simultaneously.
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