Gaza violence: Suicide bombers kill three officers

(FASTNEWS | 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.