Two suicide men killed close to a Samarra checkpoint:

SALAHADDIN / IraqiNews.com: Two suicide bombers, wearing two explosive belts, have been killed by a military force belonging to Samarra city’s military operations command on Sunday, a command source said. “A military source, belonging to the said command, had killed two suicide bombers, wearing explosive belts, close to a checkpoint in Samarra’s Armoushiya area on Sunday, the source told IraqiNews.com news agency on Monday. He said the suicide bombers refused to obey orders by the checkpoint’s soldiers to stop, forcing the soldiers to open fire on them, causing the explosion of their explosive belts, killing them both, away from the checkpoint. Samarra city of Salahaddin Province is 120 kms to the north of Baghdad. GJ (A) / SKH 64