Iran bans pagers, walkie-talkies on flights after attacks in Lebanon

Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported on Oct 12, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel. “The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, in flight cabins or... in non-accompanied cargo, has been banned,” Isna news agency reported, citing Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation spokesman Jafar Yazerlo. The decision came over three weeks after sabotage attacks targeting members of the Iran-allied Hezbollah group in Lebanon that saw pagers and walkie-talkies explode, killing at least 39 people. Nearly 3,000 others were wounded in the attack, which Iran and Hezbollah blamed on Israel, including Tehran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani. Earlier in October, Dubai-based airline Emirates banned pagers and walkie-talkies on board its planes.<br/>