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.

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.