in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Iraq, Aug 17, SPA -- A mortar round that hit a busy street in central Baghdad on Tuesday killed five people andinjured 39 others, the Interior Ministry and hospitalofficials said. Iraqi officials had earlier reported the explosion was acar bomb, but later corrected themselves. The blast on al-Rasheed Street, a commercial district inBaghdad, set one building on fire and damaged seven cars,said Col. Adnan Abdul-Rahman, of the Interior Ministry. Capt. Amer Nouman at the Medical City hospital said theblast killed five people, including two children. Three ofthe bodies were burned beyond recognition, he said. Thehospital also received 39 people who were wounded in theexplosion, most by shrapnel.--SPA1252 Local Time 0952 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/192637