The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake versions for several years. Listen to this article · 4:13 min Learn more.

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.

Images from the explosion sites showed the charred remains of walkie-talkies, with labels displaying “ICOM” and “made in Japan.” These devices were widely used by Hezbollah operatives for ...

J apan’s Icom Inc., whose brand appears on walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon, said it halted production a decade ago of the model allegedly used in the attacks and is still investigating ...

The Icom logo was pictured on some of the exploding walkie-talkies in images widely shared online. “It was discontinued about 10 years ago, and since then, it has not been shipped from our ...

Japanese manufacturer ICOM said it has not supplied the brand of walkie-talkie reportedly used in a mass attack in 10 years and warned about counterfeits. U.S. World ...

This photo shows a walkie-talkie device with the Icom logo at a shop in Tokyo’s Akihabara electric district on September 19, 2024. It said it hasn’t sold the IC-V82 model since 2014.

Walkie-Talkie explode in latest attack. (Shutterstock) ALBAWABA - Israel targeted the "Icom V82" walkie-talkie devices on Wednesday, as part of a new phase of attack targeting wireless devices.

The Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry identified the exploding devices Wednesday as Icom V82s, a type of handheld walkie-talkie. Osaka, Japan-based Icom said Thursday that it had not shipped ...

Japan company denies making Hezbollah walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon. Hezbollah’s hand-held radios detonated in second attack killing 20 after 12 died in pager explosions day before ...

The devices being called walkie-talkie radios are apparently IC-V82s, manufactured by the Japanese company ICOM, which would have a much bigger range than regular walkie-talkies.

Icom's (JP:6820) statement was in response to media reports that walkie-talkies bearing Icom's logo had exploded in Lebanon. Walkie-talkies used by the Hezbollah blew up in homes, cars and in ...