Iraqi car bomb killings

Updated 17.25 Sun Sep 28 2008

Keywords: Baghdad, ramadan, car bomb, Iraq

A car bomb has killed at least 12 people and wounded 35 in southwestern Baghdad on Sunday.

The bomb exploded in a parked car in Baghdad's Shurta neighbourhood in the early evening.

US military officials say violence in Iraq is at four-year lows but that some militant groups have stepped up attacks for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Another bomb attached to a car in nearby Hay al-Amil neighbourhood killed one person and wounded another at about the same time, police said.

US military officials say violence in Iraq is at four-year lows but that some militant groups have stepped up attacks for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Streets crowded with Iraqis shopping for food before they break their fast are a target for bombers.

Despite better security in the capital, militants have shown they are still capable of carrying out large-scale attacks.

Earlier on Sunday, a roadside bomb in western Baghdad's Mansour district killed one person and wounded three.