Beirut - A land mine explosion in southern Lebanon on Thursday killed a Lebanese farmer and wounded a Syrian labourer working with him, Lebanese police said.

The mine left over from the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, went off as the 35-year-old Hisham Ghosein was working in his field in his home village of Qantara, the police said.

The blast killed Ghosein instantly and also destroyed the bulldozer, they added.

Qantara is a village about 8 kilometres from the Israeli border.

Around 30 people have died in cluster bombs or land mine blasts in Lebanon since the 2006 summer war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended on August 17, 2006. (dpa)