Japan’s Icom investigates explosion of walkie-talkies in Lebanon

“Earlier today in worldwide media, there have been reports that two-way radio devices bearing the Icom logo have exploded in Lebanon,” the company said in a statement.

“We are currently investigating the facts surrounding this matter. We will release updated information as it becomes available on our website,” the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firm added.

The company has said that production of model IC-V82, which appeared to be the model in the images, was phased out in 2014.

Images of the exploded walkie-talkies showed labels with “ICOM” and “made in Japan.”