Two humanitarian workers injured in landmine explosion in Mali

Two employees of humanitarian group Medecins du Monde's Belgian chapter were seriously injured on Wednesday when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a landmine in restive northern Mali, the organization and a local official said. "Around noon...a Medecins du Monde vehicle triggered a mine on the road from Kidal to the airport," the group said in a statement posted on its website. "The vehicles two occupants, including the driver, are seriously injured." The statement was accompanied by a photo showing the twisted wreckage of a 4x4 bearing Medecins du Monde's logo. Medecins du Monde said that there was no indication that the organization had been specifically targeted.



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