What are the radios allegedly exploding in Lebanon? The radios being blown up are reportedly IC-V82 radios manufactured by ICOM.

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

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.

ICOM IC-V82 radio at a store in Manila. (credit: REUTERS) "If it turns out to be counterfeit, then we'll have to investigate how someone created a bomb that looks like our product.

A man holds an Icom device in Beirut after he removed the battery. The devices that exploded in Lebanon on Wednesday appear to be Icom IC-V82 transceivers A Japanese handheld radio manufacturer ...

The digital two-way radio system includes Icom F3161D and F3261D portables, F5061DS mobiles, FR5000 repeaters, Avtec consoles and TASC Monitoring equipment.