Hezbollah's counterfeit walkie-talkies exploded due to concealed PETN explosives in Lebanon.
Hezbollah's walkie-talkies exploded this week due to explosives concealed in their battery packs, specifically PETN, a highly explosive compound. This incident followed a series of pager detonations in Lebanon. The affected devices, labeled "ICOM," were primarily counterfeit, as Icom ceased production of these models a decade ago. Experts suggest that the explosives were strategically hidden to evade detection, with some devices modified to include the explosives.
September 20, 2024
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