Landmine wounds 2 near Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Two persons on Wednesday were injured when a landmine exploded in an oilfield near Amara city, according to a source from Missan Oil Company. “On Wednesday, a landmine blew up in the border Abu Ghareeb oilfield (80 km east of Amara), wounding a truck driver and a worker in the field,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The incident came after Missan Oil Company had launched a campaign to clear mines in cross-border oilfields in cooperation with the Iraqi army. Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1