These are the shattered remnants of the house of a tribal sheikh in southern Baghdad, the scene of deadly bomb blasts on Wednesday.<br/> <br />Iraqi police say at least nine people were killed and 17 wounded when the house of Sheikh Hatim al-Mansouri was targeted by unknown assailants who planted three bombs.<br/> <br />Al-Mansouri - a tribal sheikh and leader of the local awakening council - was unhurt in the explosions.<br/> <br />The reason for the attack is unclear.<br/> <br />More than 140 people have been killed in June in bombings targeting mainly Shi'ite pilgrims and shrines as political and sectarian tensions in Iraq remain high.<br/> <br />Simon Hanna, Reuters.
