Bless Santa's magical elves. Running about, helping the big guy with their pointy-pointy ears, silly hats, buttoned-up green blazers, and wielding dynamite.What the?!
Welcome to America, where a man dressed as an elf told a Father Christmas working in a Georgia shopping mall that he was carrying TNT, causing the evacuation of the entire building.
But when a bomb squad arrived to inspect the three suspect packages, 45-year-old William C. Caldwell III declared it a hoax.
The small chap (five feet tall) dressed as an elf and queued to have his picture taken with the bearded bringer of gifts.
When he reached the front of the queue, he had his snap taken then calmly told Santa Claus that he had dynamite in his bag. Twice, just in case there was any confusion .
Santa, quite rightly, notified security and Mr Caldwell was arrested. He faces several charges, including carrying out a hoax and making terrorist threats. Which makes us realise this may not be so funny after all.
