A land mine explosion in southern Lebanon on Thursday killed a Lebanese farmer and wounded a Syrian laborer working with him, security officials said.
The mine, left over from the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, went off as the 35-year-old Hisham Ghosein was plowing his field with a bulldozer in his home village of Qantara, the officials said.
The blast killed Ghosein instantly and also destroyed the bulldozer, the officials added. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
The village is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the Israeli border.
Dalya Farran, a spokeswoman for the …
No comments:
Post a Comment