Washing the blood off the streets - the clear-up begins after another deadly day of violence in Iraq.<br /> <br />Here in Basra, a predominantly Shi'ite oil hub in the south, at least 11 people were killed when two car bombs exploded.<br /> <br />One was detonated near a busy market and restaurants while the other went off in a bus terminal.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HAKIM HUSSEIN, LOCAL SHOP OWNER, SAYING:<br /> <br />"We heard a bang between about 0700 and 0730 in the morning and cars that were parked here were damaged. The blast took place in this area (pointing). There was a man whose name is Ali selling tea in the street, who disappeared in the blast."<br /> <br />The blasts come amid an upsurge of violence in the country.<br /> <br />In the capital Baghdad, eight car bombs in mainly Shi'ite districts killed at least 20 people.<br /> <br />Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and Shi'ites who now lead Iraq are at their highest since US troops pulled out in 2011.<br /> <br />More than 700 people were killed by attacks
