Four killed in suicide attack on Israeli checkpoint

A PALESTINIAN suicide bomber trying to enter Israel blew himself up yesterday at a military checkpoint set up to foil attackers, killing an Israeli soldier and two other Palestinians.

Four killed in suicide attack on Israeli checkpoint

The army set up the checkpoint in the West Bank after receiving warnings a suicide bomber was headed for Israel. The bomber was in a taxi that stopped at the roadblock for a security check.

Three occupants got out, including a man wearing a large overcoat. When soldiers ordered him to remove the coat, he detonated a concealed explosives belt, the army said.

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