Villagers in Madagascar have killed nearly 100 cattle thieves in a wave of weekend attacks in southern areas of the Indian Ocean island plagued by rustling, officials said Monday.| Be it Dodge City or Ihaborano, the only good rustler is a dead one... |
| 67 rustlers killed? Cheez, these folks would do well in Abilene... |
Authorities have stepped up security in the area to prevent any reprisal attacks by the thieves, who are known as dahalos.
Twelve villagers were also injured in the attacks and 98 out of 100 stolen zebus, the local breed of cattle, were recovered, Rakotomalala said.
Theft of the humped cattle -- a prized breed in parts of southern Madagascar -- has surged and grown more violent in recent years.