3 dead in attacks on Christians in Iraq

By Jomana Karadsheh
CNN
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Two attacks on Christian families in the city of Kirkuk Sunday evening left three people dead and two others wounded, police said.

The first occurred in a neighborhood in southern Kirkuk when a Christian woman and her daughter-in-law were murdered in their home late night Sunday. Police told CNN the attackers slit the women's throats.

In a neighborhood close by, gunmen attacked a Christian family in their home, shooting a father and his three sons, police said. One of the sons died instantly and the other son and the father were wounded.

Many of Iraq's estimated one million Christians have fled the country after targeted attacks by extremists.