Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday.

Taiwan's economy minister confirmed that components in pagers detonated in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan. The Gold Apollo company, to which the devices were traced, also denied manufacturing them. The attack,

The company, Gold Apollo, said it had not manufactured the devices, pointing to another company that it said was licensed to use its brand.