Boy, 6, dies after triggering landmine in Bosnia

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died when he triggered a landmine while collecting wood with his father in the forests of central Bosnia. The father was wounded in the blast.

Aldina Ahmic, spokeswoman for the police in central Bosnia, says the area the two were exploring Friday is a marked minefield some 50 kilometers north of Sarajevo.

Ahmic says the boy died instantly. His father, 37, is being treated at a Sarajevo hospital for serious shrapnel wounds.

Bosnia's 1992-1995 war turned it into one of the world's most mine-infested countries. Clearing the explosive devices is costly and complicated.

According to Bosnia's Mine Action Center, 1,674 people have been killed or injured by mines since the war ended.