The exploding pager attack in Lebanon and Syria showed a "wanton disregard" for the lives of civilians, Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said.Pagers used by militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, and wounding nearly 3,000.Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated remote attack, in which small amounts of explosive concealed in the pagers were detonate

The exploding pager attack in Lebanon and Syria showed a "wanton disregard" for the lives of civilians, Irish deputy premier Micheal Martin has said.Pagers used by militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, and wounding nearly 3,000.Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated remote attack, in which small amounts of explosive concealed in the pagers were detonated.