Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, according to local media reports, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon that were blamed on Israel, reports Al Jazeera.
“The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, in flight cabins or … in non-accompanied cargo, has been banned,” semi-official ISNA news agency reported, citing the spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation, Jafar Yazerlo.
The decision came three weeks after the 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 this month, Dubai-based airline Emirates banned pagers and walkie-talkies on board its planes.
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