Japanese walkie-talkie maker investigating Lebanon explosion reports. Icom says the two-way radios apparently used in deadly attacks across Lebanon were discontinued a decade ago.

It followed the explosion of pagers used by Hezbollah members on Tuesday that left at least 12 people dead and injured thousands. Icom, ... Icom said. The radios are manufactured by a production ...

Icom exported its IC-V82 two-way radio to regions including the Middle East until October 2014, when it stopped making and selling the devices, the Osaka-based company said in a statement Thursday.

What happened across these two waves of attacks? On Tuesday, pagers used by hundreds of Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously in parts of Lebanon as well as Syria.

TOKYO: Japanese firm Icom said on Thursday (Sep 19) that it had stopped producing the model of radios reportedly used in recent blasts in Lebanon around 10 years ago. "The IC-V82 is a handheld ...

Japanese firm Icom said Thursday that it had stopped producing the model of radios reportedly used in recent blasts in Lebanon around 10 years ago. “The IC-V82 is a handheld radio that was ...

🚨 hezbollah icom radios explode across lebanon Multiple Hezbollah ICOM radios detonated across southern Lebanon and Beirut, causing significant damage and numerous injuries. Several explosions ...

Item 1 of 2 An ICOM IC-V82 radio is displayed next to its box, in this illustration, at a store in Manila, Philippines, September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/Illustration ...

ICOM IC-V82 radio at a store in Manila. (credit: REUTERS) "If it turns out to be counterfeit, then we'll have to investigate how someone created a bomb that looks like our product.