Japan walkie-talkie maker says investigating after Lebanon blasts

Within the second wave of utility explosions in as many days, 20 folk died and more than 450 were wounded on Wednesday in Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon

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19 September, 2024, 09:30 am

Closing modified: 19 September, 2024, 09:31 am

Japanese firm Icom said Thursday that it became investigating after media reported that two-scheme radio devices bearing its logo exploded in Lebanon.

“Earlier this day in worldwide media, there were reports that two-scheme radio devices bearing the Icom logo possess exploded in Lebanon,” the firm said in a observation.

“We’re in the meanwhile investigating the info surrounding this topic. We can start updated recordsdata because it turns into on hand on our web sites,” it added.

Within the second wave of utility explosions in as many days, 20 folk died and more than 450 were wounded on Wednesday in Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, officers said.

A source shut to Hezbollah said walkie-talkies feeble by its participants blew up in its Beirut stronghold, with narrate media reporting identical blasts in south and east Lebanon.

They came a day after the simultaneous explosion of tons of of paging devices feeble by Hezbollah killed 12 folk, including two teens, and wounded up to 2,800 others all over Lebanon, in an unprecedented attack blamed on Israel.

There became no observation from Israel. The White Residence warned all aspects against “an escalation of any sort”.