Armenian sapper wounded in landmine blast in Syria
A sapper of the Armenian humanitarian mission dispatched to Syria was injured in a landmine explosion on Thursday, 7 March.
The Humanitarian Demining and Expertise Center said the de-miner suffered injures in the right foot after a booby trap landmine with a plastic back exploded while he was carrying out his duties.
He was immediately hospitalized and underwent a surgery.
The sapper has no life-threatening complications.
The de-mining activities of the Armenian mission continue.
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