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Six Afghan Children Killed By 'Fishing' Rocket
September 04, 2013
Eight Afghan police officers have been arrested after six children were killed when a rocket was fired into a river to catch fish.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the incident took place on August 30 in the Doshi district of northern Baghlan Province.
It said one of the officers fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the water.
The rocket went astray and killed the children, who were playing on the other side of the river. Two others were wounded.
A provincial spokesman, Ahmad Jawid Basharat, said the children were aged between 10 and 14.
Using such weapons to fish is not uncommon in Afghanistan.
Based on reporting by AFP and RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan
Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/afghanistan-children-rocket-fishing/25095077.html
Copyright (c) 2013. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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