<p>Washington: The United States had no involvement in Tuesday's pager blasts in Lebanon that killed at least eight people and wounded nearly 3,000, the Pentagon said, as Washington renewed calls for a diplomatic solution to tensions between Israel and Lebanon.</p><p>Militant group Hezbollah promised to retaliate against Israel after accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon, stoking fears of escalation.</p><p>"To my knowledge, there's no U.S. involvement in this at all. Again, it's something that we're monitoring," Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, told a news briefing.</p>
<p>Washington: The United States had no involvement in Tuesday's pager blasts in Lebanon that killed at least eight people and wounded nearly 3,000, the Pentagon said, as Washington renewed calls for a diplomatic solution to tensions between Israel and Lebanon.</p><p>Militant group Hezbollah promised to retaliate against Israel after accusing it of detonating pagers across Lebanon, stoking fears of escalation.</p><p>"To my knowledge, there's no U.S. involvement in this at all. Again, it's something that we're monitoring," Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, told a news briefing.</p>