Two mortar rounds struck a neighborhood in southern Baghdad, killing three civilians just moments after gunmen strafed the area with random fire, police said.

Iraqis inspect wreckage inside a house which was hit by a mortar shell during an overnight attack in the restive city of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad. Four people were killed in the attack. [AFP]

The mortars hit around 11:30 a.m., exploding in a house and another in a popular market in Dora, police said. The neighborhood, which is a mix of Shiite, Sunni Arabs and Christians, has been the site of daily bombings and shootings in recent weeks.

Eleven others were wounded in the mortar attack. No one was injured in the drive-by shootings.