3 killed in attacks targeting Iraq security forces
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Iraqi authorities say three people, including two soldiers, have been killed in a pair of attacks targeting the country's security forces.
Police officials say the first attack took place early Tuesday in the city of Fallujah, where a bombing on the house of a police major killed a neighbor and wounded seven people, including four of the officer's relatives.
Fallujah is 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad.
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In the second attack, police says gunmen shot dead an army officer and a soldier at a security checkpoint in northern Baghdad.
Hospital officials confirmed the casualties.
All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
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Security forces are a top target for insurgents seeking to destabilize Iraq.