Hackers slam US on UN website

New York - The official website of the United Nations appeared to have been hacked on Sunday and briefly displayed a message protesting American and Israeli policies in the Middle East.

The section of the site reserved for statements by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon showed a message, repeated several times, that read: "Hacked By kerem125 M0sted and Gsy. That is Cyber Protest. Hey Ysrail and USA, don't kill children and other people... Peace forever. No war."

The message also appeared on other Web pages that usually display quotes and speeches from the secretary general.

The pirate message disappeared from the UN website at about 9.15am (13h15 GMT).

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