Emirates bans pagers and walkie-talkies after Hezbollah device attacks

• Emirates banned pagers and walkie-talkies after attacks targeting devices used by Hezbollah in Lebanon last month.
• The airline banned the devices “on flights to, from or through Dubai,” it said in a statement.
• It also canceled flights to and from Beirut until after October 15.

Emirates Airline has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies, it said.

A statement posted on the carrier’s website said: “All passengers traveling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from carrying pagers and walkie talkies in checked or hand luggage.”

“Such items found in passengers’ hand luggage or checked bags will be confiscated by Dubai Police,” it adds.

It comes after a series of attacks that targeted similar devices used by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

About 5,000 electronic devices rigged with explosives detonated in Lebanon last month, killing dozens and injuring thousands.

Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the attacks, but it is believed to have been the work of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service.

Emirates has also suspended flights to and from Beirut until after October 15. Flights from Iraq and Iran are also canceled until after October 7.

The airline’s services to Jordan will resume on Sunday.

Israel has targeted senior Hezbollah figures in recent weeks.

Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s leader since 1992, was killed in an Israeli airstrike last week.

Iran launched a major missile strike on Israel in retaliation for the assassination, in what war analysts say was a likely attempt to overwhelm Israel’s air defenses.

Nasrallah’s potential successor, Hashem Safieddine, has been out of touch since fresh Israeli attacks on Beirut on Friday, AFP reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed senior Hezbollah source.

“We don’t know if he was at the target location or who might have been there with him,” the source said.

Business Insider has contacted Emirates for comment.