The last two days saw so many pagers, two-way radios, and electronic devices explode – literally thousands – that there are fears an electronic with a bomb in it could inadvertently make its way onto a passenger flight. The country’s state news broadcaster NNA is reporting that Lebanon’s director general of civil aviation has banned all passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on board any aircraft.

Airport security at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport will search for and prevent any pagers or two-way radios from being in cargo, checked, and carry-on luggage. The rule has taken effect immediately.

Following the Tuesday and Wednesday blasts, believed the work of Israeli intelligence, at least 37 have been killed and over 3,250 others injured. Reports say that even laptops and cell phones exploded in some instances. Lebanon’s Health Ministry on Thursday said there were 608 injured in the Wednesday blasts alone.

Some analysts are currently expressing that a ban on pagers and walkie-talkies could be something that spreads beyond airports in the Middle East. There were so many blasts all across Beirut and Lebanon, with some reported in Syria too, that the concern is a rigged pager could easily make it on a flight, possibly with someone sitting next to a window. 

Source Zero Hedge