What is a sonic boom? 'Very loud' noise rocks Beirut as Israeli jets fly over during Hezbollah leader's speech - Sky News captured the thunderous noise live on Thursday — but is it dangerous to humans?

Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of millitant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon.

Israeli jets are carrying out huge sonic booms over the Lebanese capital, Beirut, during a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday, a Reuters witness said. Lebanese residents, already on edge following this week's blasts across the country that the group blamed on Israel,

A day later, a similar attack struck walkie-talkies. In total, the explosions killed at least 37 people and injured more than 3,000, many of them civilians. Israel is widely believed to be behind the blasts, although it has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility.