Japanese radio equipment maker Icom Inc said on Thursday that it was investigating the facts regarding news reports that two-way radio devices bearing its logo have exploded in Lebanon.

A Japanese handheld radio manufacturer has distanced itself from walkie-talkies bearing its logo that exploded in Lebanon, saying it discontinued production of the devices a decade ago.

The explosions linked to the electronic devices killed at least 20 people and injured more than 450 across Lebanon on Wednesday, a day after 12 people were killed and thousands wo

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.

Lebanon has been stunned by a wave of deadly attacks caused by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies over two days that Lebanese officials have blamed on Israel. Follow the latest news here.

For millions of Lebanese, this week's mass explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies, with its bloody aftermath, is painfully similar to the horrific explosion four years ago of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates that tore through Beirut's port,

The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake versions for several years.

An aerial view from an airplane window shows the Lebanese capital Beirut, a day after hand-held radios used by the armed group Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon's south, Lebanon September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh GENEVA (Reuters) - Explosions in booby-trapped radios and pagers in Lebanon this week seriously disrupted its fragile health sector,

The Lebanese Red Cross has provided more than 200 units of blood for the wounded; blood banks were flooded with donors.Read More: 6 Questions About the Deadly Exploding Pager Attacks in Lebanon, AnsweredMany likened the twin attacks to “terrorism,