11 people have been killed and 27 others wounded after a car bomb exploded on Wednesday in a mostly Shi'ite Muslim neighbour of south-eastern Baghdad .<br/> <br />The violence came a day after the city witnessed one of its bloodiest days since U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State insurgents in Iraq began in August.<br/> <br />The explosion occurred near a local market. Eight of those killed were civilians and three were policemen.<br/> <br />Another bomb exploded in Mahmoudiya, a predominantly Shi'ite town south of Baghdad, killing one civilian and wounding seven, police and medical sources said.<br/> <br />Baghdad has witnessed relatively few attacks compared to the violence in other areas hit by the offensive of Islamic State, who are ultra-radical Sunni Muslim militants, although bombs still hit the capital on a fairly regular basis.
