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Israel's Hezbollah pager blasts may be classified as war crime: UN human rights chief

The United Nations condemned the recent detonation by Israel of hand-held devices by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, stating that the attack violated international law and could be considered a war crime.

"International humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby-trap devices disguised as harmless portable objects," said Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, during a statement to the Security Council. He added, "It is a war crime to commit acts of violence aimed at spreading terror among civilians."