Emirates bans pagers and walkie-talkies after Hezbollah attack

Dubai-based airline Emirates has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all its flights, weeks after dozens of Hezbollah terrorists were killed and thousands more injured when their devices exploded in a stunning sabotage attack.

The airline, the Middle East’s largest carrier, said police would confiscate the devices if they were found in passengers’ luggage.

“All passengers traveling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies in checked or carry-on baggage,” the state-owned airline said in a statement posted on its website.

Last month, Israel’s Mossad spy agency was seen as the most likely entity behind the mysterious explosions of thousands of booby-trapped pagers and radios used by the Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon.

The Israeli government has remained silent about the coordinated attacks that preceded a massive bombing campaign in Lebanon carried out in retaliation for Hezbollah’s firing of rockets into northern Israel that displaced tens of thousands of people.

Hezbollah and Israel have been trading blows since October 8 last year, a day after Hamas terrorists killed 1,400 Israelis in the Gaza Strip in a cross-border attack on soldiers and civilians.

Since the attack, Hamas has held numerous Israelis hostage.

Last month, Israeli warplanes bombed Lebanon to wipe out Hezbollah’s high command, resulting in the death of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah.

The killing prompted Iran to fire missiles at Israel last week. The Israelis have vowed retaliation.

Emirates also announced that flights to Iraq and Iran will remain suspended until Tuesday, while flights to Jordan will resume on Sunday.

Flights to Lebanon remain suspended until October 15 due to increasing Israeli attacks against Hezbollah, including strikes near Beirut airport.

Several other airlines have also suspended flights to Beirut and other regional airports due to rising tensions.

With post wires