BAGHDAD, July 23 (AFP) - Nine Iraqis were killed and 10 injured when a van they were travelling in on Thursday night north of Baghdad hit a US tank, the military said Friday.
A military spokesman said the van was carrying at least 19 people and that the accident happened at about 10:00 pm (1800 GMT) near Taji, 27 kilometers (16 miles) north of the capital.
"This is all we know for the time being and we are investigating the incident," he said.