A landmine from the 1990s Balkan wars has exploded, killing a migrant and injured several others in an area of central Croatia littered with unexploded ordnance.
The blast occurred on Thursday in woodland near Saborsko, close to the Bosnian border where a group of asylum seekers were attempting to traverse the country, Croatian authorities said in a statement.
A man was killed when he stepped on the anti-personnel device and others were injured in the blast, Agence France-Presse reported. Four people were taken to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries.
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Source: The Guardian