Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts not from Taiwan, says minister

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Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated in Lebanon earlier this week were not made in Taiwan, said the government on Friday (Sept 20).

Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said this week it did not manufacture the devices used in the attack, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company BAC which has a licence to use its brand.

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00:00We understand that all the components of the BB-Core produced by this company will not explode.
00:19This company has exported about 260,000 BB-Cores in the past two years.
00:27No explosion has ever occurred.
00:29So we can say with confidence that the BB-Core produced in Taiwan will not explode.
00:36If we follow the current public opinion, we will try to help manufacturers
00:43so that manufacturers can fully show their past practices.
00:48We are still helping to investigate.
00:50Because this has already been investigated by the judiciary.
00:52So we have to see how they will find out.
00:57I want to clarify the facts.
01:00Because Taiwan did not export the BB-Core.
01:06What is the process?
01:10I think the judicial unit is investigating.
01:13The international media is also gradually understanding.
01:16We urge the foreign ministries to pay more attention to safety.
01:21We will exchange information with other countries.

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