Iraq car bomb leaves 11 dead

Eleven people have been killed in a car bomb attack to the south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

The attack took place close to a group of Shia Muslims who had gathered to break their Ramadan fast. At least 20 others were wounded in the blast.

The explosion also sparked a large fire in a nearby market and damaged adjacent houses, the AFP agency reports.

There has been an increase in sectarian violence across Iraq in recent months amid worsening political tensions.

Last month more than 240 people were killed in militant attacks.

Sunni insurgents linked to al-Qaeda appear to have been behind most of the recent violence, including a wave of bombings and shootings in Baghdad and towns to the north on 23 July which left at least 107 dead.