Advertisement | Hi Ho: Dwarf Pops Out Of Bag At AirportSwedish Police "Shocked And Humiliated" By Comedy Show StuntSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 24, 2008  (CBS/iStockphoto) 
(AP) Swedish airport staff were not amused when a team from a TV comedy show tried to check in a suitcase with a dwarf inside. 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." © MMVIII The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. | Advertisement  Category 3 Gustav Aims For Gulf CoastWinds Near 120 MPH; Officials Warn New Orleans Residents Who Fail To Evacuate "Accept Personal Responsibility" |
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