Landmine kills two in Senegal's Casamance

A Senegalese soldier displays a piece of a landmine November 1, 1997, in the southern Casamance region. By (AFP/File)

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal (AFP) - A landmine explosion killed a woman and a child Saturday in Senegal's restive Casamance region, the scene of a long-running separatist rebellion, a local resident and a security source said.

"A mine exploded when a cart drove over it. A woman was killed on the spot. A child had his feet blown off and was taken to hospital, where he died," a villager told AFP. A security source and a hospital official confirmed the incident, which happened some 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Ziguinchor, the region's main city.