Japan’s Icom is investigating radios bearing the logo after the Lebanon blasts

Japanese radio equipment manufacturer Icom Inc. said Thursday it was investigating reports that two-way radios bearing its logo had exploded in Lebanon.

Hand-held radios used by the armed group Hezbollah detonated in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, following similar explosions of the group’s pagers a day earlier. Pictures of the exploded walkie-talkies showed labels with “ICOM” and “made in Japan”.

Icom, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, said in a statement that it would publish updated information on the matter as it becomes available on its website.

(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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