(UTV|COLOMBO) – Suicide bombers thought to be aligned with the Islamic State (IS) group have attacked two police checkpoints in Gaza, killing three Palestinian officers, security sources says.
The attacks follow a recent operation by Hamas, which controls Gaza, against militants linked to IS.
One of the bombers who carried out Tuesday’s attacks had previously been held, a security source told the BBC.
A state of emergency was declared after the attacks with forces on alert.
Two police officers were killed and a third Palestinian wounded in the first bomb, which was set off from a motorcycle near a police check point.
The second explosion, less than an hour later, killed another officer and wounded several people at a separate checkpoint, Hamas’s interior ministry said. (BBC)
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