Emirates bans pagers, walkie-talkies after Hezbollah attack

Dubai-based Emirates has banned the use of pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights. It comes weeks after cell phone equipment exploded in a stunning sabotage, killing dozens of Hezbollah terrorists and injuring thousands more. The Middle East's largest airline said police would confiscate the devices if they were found in a passenger's luggage. “All passengers […]
Japanese Firm Whose Walkie-Talkies Exploded in Lebanon Says It Has Not Made Them in a Decade

Japanese handheld radio maker Icom said Thursday it had nothing to do with a walkie-talkie that exploded in the hands of a Hezbollah terrorist in Lebanon and that the particular model of the walkie-talkie in question was discontinued 10 years ago. Hezbollah Radio Exploded The pager explosion occurred Wednesday, a day after the incident. Several […]
Mideast Air Authorities Ban Pagers, Walkie-Talkies on Flights After Lebanon Blasts

Lebanon's civil aviation leader Announced Following hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies exploding across the country this week, the British government announced on Thursday that passengers will now be banned from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on planes in either their carry-on or checked baggage. The explosion appears to have been a targeted attack on members of […]
Israel strikes again? Thousands of walkie-talkies explode in second suspected Mossad attack on Hezbollah

An attack targeting walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah in Lebanon has killed several people and injured hundreds. Thousands of communications devices used by designated terrorist groups exploded across the country, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds. video It emerged shortly afterwards that an explosion, believed to have been caused by a walkie-talkie, had occurred […]