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Mortar attack in baghdad kills five iraqis Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040817_155.html http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040817_155.html Mortar Attack in Central Baghdad Kills 5 Mortar Attack in Central Baghdad Kills Five, Wounds 30, Officials Say The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug. 17, 2004 — Insurgents fired a mortar on a busy street in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 30, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials said. Iraqi officials had earlier reported the explosion was a car bomb, but later corrected that account. The blast on al-Rasheed Street, a commercial district in Baghdad, 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 the blast killed five people, including two children. Three of the bodies were burned beyond recognition, he said. He said the hospital also received 30 people who were wounded in the explosion. The attack occurred on the final day of the country's National Conference, a gathering of delegates from across Iraq that was considered a major target for insurgents who have waged violent attacks here for the past 16 months. The mortar blast was not near the fortified enclave that housed the conference.

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