Regarding Pager Explosives And Other Communication Devices In Lebanon, This Is What The United Nations Says

Fatima Abdullah's funeral in Lebanon, this nine-year-old girl was killed during the pager explosion. (Doc. X@yashar)

JAKARTA - The explosion of pagers and a number of other communication tools simultaneously and at the same time in Lebanon is the first time this has happened in the world.

The attack using a pager or other electronic device and device called the United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk violates international humanitarian law.

He emphasized that targeting thousands of individuals together, both civilians and members of armed groups without knowing who has the targets, is a violation of international human rights and international humanitarian law.

He conveyed this affirmation at the UN Security Council session.

Turk reminded that international humanitarian law prohibits the use of trap tools in the form of harmless portable objects designed and specially assembled to accommodate explosives.

"To commit violence intended to spread terror among civilians is a war crime," he added, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, September 21.

Earlier on September 17 and September 18, many guarantees and walkie-talkies exploded in various parts of Lebanon.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 37 people were killed and more than 3,000 injured as a result of the explosion.

The Hezbollah Movement and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for the incident.

Israeli authorities did not justify or deny their involvement.