Baghdad, Iraq, Sept 18, SPA -- A roadside bomb exploded in a small side street in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing one manand seriously wounding two in a passing car, police andwitnesses said. The blast in Baghdad's Karradah neighborhood, a mainshopping and commercial district, almost completelydestroyed the blue Peugeot car. Residents identified the three men as Iraqis who worked assecurity guards at the nearby al-Sadir Hotel, a heavilyfortified complex where U.S. civilian contractors and otherWesterners involved in Iraq's reconstruction effort areknown to live and work. The three men were wearing uniforms, body armor andcarrying assault rifles, according to the witnesses. --SPA1303 Local Time 1003 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/202663