Afghan police fishing with RPG kill 6 children

[Reen Star]

emotion_facepalm

[Red Eyes 1994]

Sheer stupidity.

[Glorious Leader Luna]

Sweet Peppermint Tea

yum_tea ...I know these ******** have heard of fishing nets. It's a far more effective, less costly, and less dangerous way to catch fish. What were these assholes thinking?

We talking about afghanistan here

Quite Sure a RPG-7 and as much rounds as you would please cost about Nothing

also fishing nets can't kill people as well.

[xXLoRd ACEXx]

those poor kids...ugh that ended so horribly

[GunsmithKitten]

Sounds like a scene from Squidbillies....

[David2074]

After the initial story, I found myself thinking about what day to day life must be like over there.
Consider the picture if things had gone the way the cops had intended. On one side of the river there are kids playing and swimming. On the other side of the river are people fishing with RPGs. And that was supposed to be everything is A-okay? That's kind of warped.

[Ask Jappleack]

China: No disciprine!
*mows down their own people*

[AnaI Crackers]

So I guess they're sleepin with the fishes now?

[For Tomorrow]

Rest in peace...

[Heimdalr]

confused in my country policemen don't even have tasers. The whole deal just seems ******** up, with policemen answering to military courts and carrying military weapons with little or no screening process or education.

[Kai-Shan Valandria]

Kyoji Ka

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Afghan security forces have arrested eight policemen for accidentally killing six children when firing a rocket into a river to catch fish.

xd I love that particular macro so much.

That said, obviously these Afghan forces were a new breed of Super Redneck. "We no use outdated dynamite to go fishing! We get with times and use RPG! Now here, hold my beer and watch this!" *BOOM*

[Kyoji Ka]

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Afghan security forces have arrested eight policemen for accidentally killing six children when firing a rocket into a river to catch fish.

[Twirlesque xx]

Sweet Peppermint Tea

yum_tea ...I know these ******** have heard of fishing nets. It's a far more effective, less costly, and less dangerous way to catch fish. What were these assholes thinking?

Fishing nets don't go BOOM.
Dumb bastards.

[Sweet Peppermint Tea]

yum_tea ...I know these ******** have heard of fishing nets. It's a far more effective, less costly, and less dangerous way to catch fish. What were these assholes thinking?

[Tina TomorrowTina Tomorrow]

AFP

KABUL — Afghan security forces have arrested eight policemen for accidentally killing six children when firing a rocket into a river to catch fish, officials said Wednesday.
The incident took place last Friday in the Doshi district of the northern province of Baghlan when policemen on the bank of a river fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the water.
"The rocket went astray and hit a place where children were playing, killing six and wounding two others," the interior ministry said in a statement.
"Eight police personnel accused of misusing government weapons that killed these children have been arrested and handed over to military prosecutors for investigation," it said.
Ahmad Jawid Basharat, a provincial spokesman, confirmed the incident and said the children were aged between 10 and 14.
"The police did not mean to kill the children, they were fishing, but the rocket went astray and hit the other side of the river where children were swimming in shallow water," he said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai telephoned the families of the victims, offering them his condolences and assured them that "justice will be served," according to a statement from his office.
Using explosives such as RPGs and hand grenades to kill and catch fish is not uncommon in Afghanistan.
In some parts of the country people even use electrical generators and bare wire to catch fish, posing extreme danger to swimmers.

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