French journalist killed in mine explosion in Iraq's Mosul

PARIS, June 20 (Xinhua) -- French journalist Stephane Villeneuve has died in Iraq following an explosion in Mosul, France's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Villeneuve succumbed to his injuries after a mine exploded in Mosul earlier this week where he was reporting the battle in Iraq' second main town of Mosul for news program Envoye Special which is aired by state-run France 2 television, according to the ministry.

Two other French journalists were injured and an Iraqi reporter was killed in the explosion, it added.

The ministry sent condolences to the victim's family, adding that French embassy in Baghdad "provides all the necessary support" for the two wounded journalists.