3 Iraq soldiers killed in attack

An attack by militants on an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad yesterday left three soldiers dead, security and medical officials said.
Insurgents threw hand grenades at the checkpoint, which lies east of Samarra, 110 kilometres north of Baghdad, before opening fire with machineguns, an army lieutenant colonel and a medic at the city's hospital said. Both spoke on condition of anonymity.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.