The incident happened in Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan
Eight police officers have been arrested in Afghanistan in connection with the deaths of six children in an explosion in the Doshi district of northern Baghlan province on Friday.
The interior ministry said the officers were suspected of firing rockets into a pond to catch fish, hitting a crowd of children nearby.
However, other reports said the children were killed by a mine.
At least two other children were wounded in the incident.
Shamsoddin Sarhadi, governor of the Doshi district, told the Afghan Islamic Press news agency: "Some children were feeding their animals in a pasture when a mine planted by armed opponents exploded."
But in a statement on Tuesday, the interior ministry said the policemen had been arrested for firing a rocket into the river on Friday with the aim of catching fish.
They are accused of misusing government weapons.
The ministry has referred the case to the military prosecutor.
