Pagers and walkie-talkies banned on all flights in Lebanon

Lebanon's director general of civil aviation has announced a new directive prohibiting passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on board any aircraft, according to the state-run news agency NNA.

The ban applies to both cargo and checked or carry-on luggage at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport. Any such devices found will be confiscated by airport security.

The rule is effective immediately until further notice.

This decision follows a series of explosions across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, in which at least 32 people were killed after devices like pagers, walkie-talkies, mobile phones, laptops, and solar power cells detonated.