STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 24, 2008
Hi Ho: Dwarf Pops Out Of Bag At Airport
Swedish Police "Shocked And Humiliated" By Comedy Show Stunt
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Section Strange News Weird events, odd people and more peculiar happenings.
Employees at Bromma airport called police when the dwarf hopped out of the suitcase at the check-in counter.
Police soon found that it was a stunt being filmed by a hidden camera for a program on private TV network Kanal 5.
Police spokesman Mats Eriksson says airport staff decided against filing charges even though they were "shocked and humiliated" by Wednesday's stunt.
Kanal 5 spokesman Dan Panas told Swedish news agency TT that the show was meant to be "provocative and entertaining."
He said the stunt was not meant to make fun of little people, but to make entertainment out of "extreme situations."
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