Comment by Ancapistani
Comment by Ancapistani 3 days ago
A LiPo will burn, aggressively and hot, but they don't explode.
To get a LiPo to explode you'd need to both puncture/rupture it and somehow contain the escaping gasses long enough to build up pressure.
No, I'm as convinced as I can be that this was a supply-chain attack, and used a purpose-built "addition" the pagers in the form of an explosively formed penetrator.
Given that an EFP is usually concave, I'll even go so far as to say I bet it was disguised as part of the speaker assembly.
LiPos used today burn because they have vent slits. Remove the vents and it’s far more likely to explode. In any case, we’ll probably find out in a couple weeks.