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From the Beeb
Taiwanese firm denies any involvement in exploding pagers
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
As we just reported, it seems the exploding pagers could have been "Gold AR-924" models.
But the founder of Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, Gold Apollo, has denied his company has anything to do with the thousands of pagers that exploded in Lebanon.
The founder, Hsu Ching-Kuang, said his company had signed an agreement with a European based company to manufacture the devices and use his company name.
He told reporters his company had signed an agreement three years ago with a European based company called BAC. It gave the company the right manufacture its pager design and use his company logo.
"We only provide brand trademark authorisation and have no involvement in the design or manufacturing of this product," he says.
Gold Apollo now says that company, BAC, is based in Budapest, Hungary.
Hsu told reporters he was extremely shocked about what happened in Lebanon, and that his company is also a victim.
Police are inside the Gold Apollo offices in Taipei, questioning staff and examining documents.