Pager attacks in Lebanon have heightened residents' fears over personal devices like phones

Electronics shop owners in Lebanon have said there has been an impact on their sales following the page and walkie-talkie attacks last week.

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00:00After the reaction, it is not very clear, but there is no doubt that I received calls from many customers

00:18They asked us to pack our devices, what do we do? Do we disconnect the battery?

00:23You know, a person is always ignorant

00:26The devices that are available in the market today have nothing to do with what happened

00:31Because the devices that caused this problem are specific devices for specific people

00:40They are not distributed to the market, to the merchants, to the institutions

00:48What is the impact of the Hezbollah attack on you?

00:53The Hezbollah attack has had a great impact on us, especially on our phones

01:03People are afraid to leave their phones

01:07They feel that all the phones are monitored, and this has had a great impact on us

01:10Some people are afraid of me, others are not, but I am not afraid

01:15These are new phones, and if I receive a call from outside, they will be afraid

01:23But I am not afraid, honestly