Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese pager manufacturer, has denied responsibility for the exploding pagers that killed at least nine people and injured thousands in Lebanon, stating that the devices were manufactured under a licensing agreement by BAC Consulting, a Hungarian company. Lebanon and Hezbollah have blamed Israel for planting explosives in the pagers, leading to the simultaneous explosions. Gold Apollo's founder, Hsu Ching-kuang, emphasized that the company only authorized BAC to use its brand for sales and was not involved in the manufacturing process. BAC Consulting, incorporated in 2022, has no trading records and its website, which is now inaccessible, previously claimed it was scaling up its business in Asia. The incident has escalated tensions in the region, with Hezbollah vowing retaliation and raising fears of further conflict. Both Gold Apollo and BAC Consulting have faced intense scrutiny, with Gold Apollo planning to sue BAC for the damages caused.