The Ur district of Baghdad was the scene of the single deadliest bombing in a night of violence across the Iraqi capital.<br/> <br />At least 11 people lost their lives here when a minibus packed with explosives blew up at a bus station.<br/> <br />They were among at least 24 killed in a wave of bomb blasts targeting Shi'ite areas of the city.<br/> <br />On the same night there were car bomb blasts near two Shi'ite mosques.<br/> <br />One of the attacks happened here in the Karrada district of the capital.<br/> <br />The death toll rose with another car bombing in the west of the city.<br/> <br />There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bloodshed.<br/> <br />But Shi'ites are often the target of attacks by Sunni Islamist insurgents who've been regaining ground in Iraq during the last year and have overrun several towns in recent weeks.
