Bulgaria – not Hungary – manufactured the pager bombs used in Israel attack against Hezbollah that left 37 dead, injured thousands
The pagers used by hundreds of Hezbollah members that near-simultaneously exploded on Tuesday, Sept. 17, were not manufactured by the Hungarian company BAC Consulting Kft. It only acted as an intermediary in the transaction with Bulgarian Norta Global Ltd, the firm that sent the gadgets to the militant group.

"The product [AR-924 beepers] was not ours. It was only that it had our brand on it," Gold Apollo CEO Hsu Ching-kuang said. According to a company statement, it had authorized "BAC to use our brand trademark for product sales in specific regions, but the design and manufacturing of the products are entirely handled by BAC." The CEO also noted that there had been a problem with receiving payment from BAC, which came via the Middle East.