Funny news article on BBC: British blamed for Basra badgers

Word spread among the populace that UK troops had introduced strange man-eating, bear-like beasts into the area to sow panic.
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But several of the creatures, caught and killed by local farmers, have been identified by experts as honey badgers.
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UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer said: “We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.”