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‘Civilian objects should not be weaponised’: UN chief on Lebanon blasts

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about 'a serious risk of a dramatic escalation in Lebanon' [File: Pamela Smith/AP]

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says civilian objects should not be weaponised after a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeted communication devices used by Hezbollah.

“I think it’s very important that there is an effective control of civilian objects, not to weaponise civilian objects. That should be a rule that … governments should be able to implement,” Guterres said on Wednesday at a briefing at UN headquarters in New York.

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