A person died as a result of a landmine explosion north of Hilla

A man was killed, Thursday evening, when a landmine left over from the former Iraqi army exploded while he was digging in a land adjacent to his house in Alexandria district, north of Hilla.

A security source in Babylon said, “A man in his forties was killed this evening, Thursday, when a landmine left behind by the former Iraqi army exploded while he was digging in a land adjacent to his house in Alexandria, north of Hilla.”

He added that the police transferred the body to the forensic medicine office, and that an investigation was opened into the accident.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency