The move comes after communication devices used by Hezbollah members exploded last month, killing dozens of people.

Dubai’s Emirates airline has banned pagers and walkie-talkies from its planes, following last month’s attacks on such devices carried by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Emirates has announced a ban on passengers carrying pagers or walkie-talkies onboard its flights. The Dubai airline said the ban would apply for both checked and carry-on luggage for all flights to, from and via Dubai.

The airline says such items found in passengers’ hand luggage or checked-in baggage will be confiscated. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dubai's Emirates Airlines has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on its flights, following last month's attacks on Lebanese group Hezbollah involving communication devices that exploded.

It comes after a series of attacks last month that targeted similar devices used by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Emirates Airline customers will no longer be allowed to travel with pager or walkie-talkie devices according to a company statement released Friday. The new policy comes after the militant group Hezbollah said their pagers and walkie-talkies were laced with explosives that killed dozens and wounded thousands including children in September.

Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on board. This happened after Hezbollah militants' communication devices exploded in an attack in September,