TEHRAN – A youngster has been severely injured in a landmine explosion in the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, ISNA news agency reported on Monday.

The boy had taken his sheep out somewhere in Fakkah to graze when he trod the mine, a local health official at Shush County said.

The boy’s left arm is badly injured and shrapnel have also hit his face and belly, the local official said, adding the boy has been taken to Ahwaz for treatment.

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