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Clashes After an Attempted Theft of 450 Cattle Leaves 15 Dead in Madagascar

Written byLova Rakotomalala
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Posted 19 August 2014 11 years ago

Armed forces and dahalos (highwaymen in Malagasy) clashed in Amboasary Sud in the southern region of Madagascar on Aug. 15 over a theft of humped cattle (Zebus), a type of domestic cattle with a fleshy hump on their shoulders. Thirteen Dahalos and two members of the armed forces died during the clashes. Official reports states that 450 Zebus were stolen by about 90 armed thieves when authorities intervened.

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