First Thing: Israel planted explosives in thousands of Hezbollah pagers – reports

Taiwanese company says firm in Europe made devices imported by Lebanese group and used in unprecedented attack. Plus, the mysterious world of psychics

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Israel placed explosives inside thousands of pagers imported by Hezbollah months before Tuesday's extraordinary attacks, according to sources cited by Reuters and US media.

How many are seriously injured? More than 200 people had critical injuries, Lebanon's health minister, Firass Abiad, said, adding that a young girl was among those killed.

What else did he focus on? He spoke about immigration and crime, despite research showing immigrants don't commit more crimes than those born in the US.