Japan Firm Claims Devices in Hezbollah Blasts Were Discontinued 10 Years Ago

Japanese company Icom announced on Thursday that it ceased production of the radios allegedly linked to recent explosions in Lebanon about a decade ago.

“The IC-V82 is a handheld radio that was manufactured and exported, including to the Middle East, between 2004 and October 2014. Production ended roughly 10 years ago, and no shipments have been made from our company since,” Icom said in a statement.