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Lebanon Aviation Regulator Introduces Ban on Comms Transportation on Board of Aircraft

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Lebanon said on Thursday that it had banned the transportation of all types of walkie-talkies and pagers on board of aircraft departing from Beirut International Airport.
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"All airlines operating at Rafic Hariri International Airport are required to notify their passengers departing from Beirut of the ban on carrying any type of pagers and walkie-talkies until further notice," the regulator said in a statement.
On Tuesday, pager detonations took place in different parts of Lebanon. The Lebanese Health Ministry said that the blasts had killed 12 people and left over 2,800 injured.
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