Suicide bomb kills at least four at Iraq checkpoint

A suicide bomber dressed in police uniform killed four police officials at a checkpoint in northeastern Iraq, police said. A lieutenant colonel with the Iraqi army in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, said a number of U.S. soldiers were also killed in the attack at a checkpoint near the Baquba municipality. The U.S. military could not be immediately reached for confirmation. Seven civilians were also wounded, the army official said.

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