U.S. occupation soldiers fired a warning shot near a woman in a road north of Baghdad, but the bullet killed a young Iraqi girl.

A military official said early Thursday that the shooting took place Wednesday where several roadside bombs had recently been found in the volatile Diyala province. An exact location was not given in a military statement.

Maj. Brad Leighton, a US military spokesman said: The girl appeared to be "around 10 years old."

Soldiers gave the girl medical attention and called for an evacuation. The statement said: The girl died on the way to a medical facility.