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{{Short description|Alphanumeric one-way pager by Gold Apollo}} |
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| battery = Removable<br /> ] battery |
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'''Gold Apollo AR924''' is a compact, alphanumeric one-way ] produced by ], a ] company based in ].<ref name=":30">{{Cite web |title=Rugged Pager AR924|url=https://www.gapollo.com.tw/product/ar-924/ |access-date=17 September 2024 |website=Gold Apollo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://apollosystemshk.com/product/42.html |work= Apollo Systems HK |title= Gold Apollo Rugged Pager AR924 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240917160632/https://apollosystemshk.com/product/42.html |archive-date=17 September 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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This PC programmable and hand programmable pager is equipped with 4 buttons with two-way scrolling, a 4 lines LCD screen, and a removable lithium battery, rechargeable via a ] connector, and lasting up to 85 days with 2.5 hours of charging.<ref name=":30" /> AR924 allows the user to store up to 30 messages with a maximum length of 100 characters; its ] is 512/1200/2400 bps for ]. |
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AR924 hit headlines after ] appearing to be a co-ordinated attack against ] ] and ] group ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=17 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah official: Exploded pagers were a new brand, replaced cellphones at Nasrallah's order |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hezbollah-official-exploded-pagers-were-a-new-brand-replaced-cellphones-at-nasrallahs-order/ |access-date=17 September 2024 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=Exploding Hezbollah devices reportedly issued in recent days |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/artc-exploding-hezbollah-devices-reportedly-issued-in-recent-days |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=i24NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref name="u7362">{{cite web |last1=Belam |first1=Martin |last2=Lowe |first2=Yohannes |last3=Chao-Fong |first3=Léonie |last4=Ambrose |first4=Tom |last5=Graham-Harrison |first5=Emma |last6=Sabbagh |first6=Dan |last7=Wintour |first7=Patrick |date=17 September 2024 |title=Lebanon attacks 'an extremely concerning escalation', says UN official, as Hezbollah threatens retaliation – live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/17/middle-east-crisis-live-netanyahu-expands-gaza-war-aims-blinken-heads-to-egypt |access-date=17 September 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> During the attacks, 5,000 pagers exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and parts of Syria, around 3:30 pm local time, killing eleven people and injuring over 2,750;<ref name="u7362"/> reportedly, some 500 Hezbollah members lost eyesight in explosions.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Some 500 Hezbollah members lost eyesight in pager explosions|magazine=The Times of Israel|date=18 September 2024|access-date=18 September 2024|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-some-500-hezbollah-members-lost-eyesight-in-pager-explosions/}}</ref> Gold Apollo founder Hsu Ching-Kuang told reporters that the company did not manufacture the pagers involved in the explosions, with them instead being made by the Hungarian company named BAC Consulting KFT using their name under license.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gold-apollo-says-it-did-not-make-pagers-used-lebanon-explosion-2024-09-18/|date=2024-09-18|accessdate=2024-09-18|title=Gold Apollo says it did not make pagers used in Lebanon explosions|website=]}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* {{Section link|Casio F-91W|Usage in terrorism}} |
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