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A martial arts enthusiast pulls a vehicle with a rope connected to his eye sockets during a performance in Hefei, Anhui province November 30, 2009. Picture taken November 30, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily

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    Police seize cars housing vicious rats

    JOHANNESBURG
    Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:11am EDT

    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police said Thursday they had impounded 11 old cars after receiving complaints that giant rats nesting in the vehicles were attacking pedestrians.

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    "We've had to deal with vicious dogs before but not with rats," Wayne Minnaar, chief superintendent of the Johannesburg police, told SAPA news agency after police discovered 25 large rats living in the cars in Soweto, a township south of the city.

    Several residents reported that the rats had tried to attack them as they walked past the cars. No injuries were reported.

    The owner will have to pay 525 rand ($71) per vehicle in towing and storage fees, police said.
    Oddly Enough


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