Nine killed in Iraq bombings, 900 'militants' detained

Four bombings, including three suicide attacks within seven minutes, killed at least nine people, including at least three Iraqi soldiers, in northern Iraq early today, while the government announced it has detained nearly 900 suspected militants in a two-week sweep in Baghdad.

Today’s early morning attacks appeared co-ordinated and aimed at checkpoints manned by members of Iraq’s fledgling army, which has been a constant target of insurgents opposed to the country’s new US-backed government.