At least 40 people have been killed in a wave of sectarian car bombings across Iraq. Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad and the southern city of Basra were targeted as bombers struck at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said. The attacks, which left dozens of people injured, are the latest in a recent spike of bombings that has hit both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the past week. Wreckage: Civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in front of a crowded restaurant in Basra in southeast Iraq. Two car bombs left dozens killed and injured in the city today
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Bombers target Shiite neighbourhoods in Baghdad and Basra
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Fears of return to widespread sectarian violence
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No group has yet claimed responsibility for the blasts
Force: A boy looks at the shattered remains of a vehicle caught in the @placeholder bomb attack.