By The Associated Press Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest

A SECOND wave of hand-held devices simultaneously exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring hundreds more, a day after 12 people were killed and thousands wounded in a similar attack that targeted members of Hezbollah.

Explosions were reported in southern Lebanon, including the city of Sidon, as well as Beirut's southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley At least 20 people have been killed and more than 450 wounded by a second wave of explosions from wireless communication devices in Lebanon,