Myanmar landmine blast wounds German tourists, guide

German tourist Wiebke Roesler (L), who was injured in a landmine explosion in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State, arrives at Mandalay hospital for treatment, on April 26, 2016. - AFP

Yangon (AFP) - Two German travellers and their local guide were wounded by shrapnel from a landmine in north Myanmar, close to an area of recent heavy fighting between ethnic minority rebel groups, officials said on Wednesday.

The pair, both 24, were taken to hospital in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay late Tuesday evening after sustaining injuries earlier in the day when they triggered the mine near rural Kyaukme township in war-torn northern Shan State.