Somalia — A land mine explosion has killed an Ethiopian Soldier in Lafole Village 25 kilometres (15 miles) south of Mogadishu residents said on Wednesday.

"The land mine went off after the Ethiopian soldier tried to remove it," a resident said.

Residents say Ethiopian soldiers exploded three land mines in the area but they failed to explode the fourth one which killed the soldier.

Locals in Afgoi district say Wednesday morning blast burnt Ethiopian truck and inflicted casualties to the Ethiopian soldiers.

The Ethiopian troops entered in Somalia in 2006 to help the weak transitional government of Somalia.

The prolonged Ethiopian occupation displaced millions of civilians and killed thousands.