A gang of about 50 apparently drunken Santas invaded a New Zealand cinema complex at the weekend - frightening customers, damaging property and swearing, the cinema's manager said.
Police believe the Santas were a group of university students dressed in Santa suits who ran amok for 20 seconds through Hoyts Cinema complex in the South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday, manager Derek Rive said.
"As they ran through the complex they wrecked everything they could, the Christmas tree - they bowled everything over ... [they were] just absolute fools," he told The Associated Press.
He said the "hooligans" abused patrons, chanted obscenities, ripped down posters and knocked over cardboard figures advertising films.
"How often do a bunch of Santas just go and wreak havoc?" Rive said. "It was a random act of stupidity" that upset moviegoers.
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A gang of about 50 apparently drunken Santas invaded a New Zealand cinema complex at the weekend - frightening customers, damaging property and swearing, the cinema's manager said.
大约50个明显喝醉了的圣诞老人在周末闯入了新西兰的一家电影院。该院经理称，他们吓唬顾客，损坏物品，嘴里还骂骂咧咧。
Police believe the Santas were a group of university students dressed in Santa suits who ran amok for 20 seconds through Hoyts Cinema complex in the South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday, manager Derek Rive said.
影院经理Derek Rive说，警察认为这些圣诞老人是一伙传着圣诞老人衣服的大学生，星期六的时候，他们在南岛城市克赖斯特彻奇的Hoyts电影院里狂跑了20秒。
"As they ran through the complex they wrecked everything they could, the Christmas tree - they bowled everything over ... [they were] just absolute fools," he told The Associated Press.
“当他们在电影院里跑时，他们破坏了所有可能破坏的东西还有圣诞树，他们把所有的东西都滚着玩，（他们）真是一群疯子。”经理告诉美联社。
He said the "hooligans" abused patrons, chanted obscenities, ripped down posters and knocked over cardboard figures advertising films.
他说，这些“小流氓”辱骂顾客，唱着淫秽歌曲，撕开海报，还敲打宣传电影用的人形纸板。
"How often do a bunch of Santas just go and wreak havoc?" Rive said. "It was a random act of stupidity" that upset moviegoers.
“圣诞老人什么时候会跑过来搞破坏？”Rive 说，“这愚蠢任性的行为”使看电影的人感到心烦。
