Dubai airline Emirates has banned its passengers from carrying radio equipment such as pagers and walkie-talkies. Apparently there are fears that remaining supplies of the exploded Hezbollah devices are still in circulation. In addition, further flights are suspended.
All passengers traveling on flights to, from or via Dubai are “prohibited from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies in their luggage or in the cabin,” the Middle East’s largest airline said in a statement released in Dubai on Friday .
Given the tense situation in the region, Emirates also extended the suspension of its flights to Iran and Iraq until October 8 and to Lebanon until October 15. On Thursday, the airline canceled all its flights to Iran, Iraq and Jordan until October 5.
In Lebanon, hundreds of walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah fighters exploded on September 17, after hundreds of radio receivers, so-called pagers, belonging to Hezbollah members had exploded the day before.
Pagers and walkie-talkies use their own radio frequency and are therefore considered more reliable than cell phones. Unlike mobile phones, communications with these devices are more difficult to track, intercept or block. That is why the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia had specially ordered the radios.
Devices were prepared with explosives
Israel did not comment on who authored the explosions, which killed 39 people and injured nearly 3,000 others. Experts believe that the exploded pagers and walkie-talkies were prepared with explosives by Israeli intelligence before being delivered to Hezbollah.
In recent weeks, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has worsened significantly. Iran attacked Israel directly with missiles on Tuesday evening for the second time in six months. Tehran said it was responding to the Israeli military offensive in southern Lebanon against the Hezbollah militia and the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently announced retaliatory measures. Since then, international efforts have been made to prevent further escalation.
Source: Krone
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