Walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon.. Japanese company reveals details Watch related videos (CNN) -- The Japanese company ICOM said that the model of the walkie-talkie associated with the explosions in Lebanon stopped (manufacturing) a decade ago, and it was unable to determine whether these devices were counterfeit or shipped from its company.

The company said in a statement: "The IC-V82 is a portable radio that was produced and exported, including to the Middle East, from 2004 to October 2014. Its production stopped about 10 years ago, and since then, it has not been shipped from our company."

The company continued by saying that the production of batteries in the devices has also stopped, and that "the hologram seal is not attached to distinguish counterfeit products, so it cannot be confirmed whether the product was shipped from our company."

The Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry said the radios used in Wednesday’s attack, which killed at least 20 people and wounded 450 others, were the Japanese company’s discontinued IC-V82 model. The ministry added that the IC-V82 radios were not provided by a recognized dealer, were not licensed and were not inspected by security services.