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Santa brawl leaves two in hospital
A group of men dressed as Santa Claus were involved in a mass brawl which left two people needing hospital treatment.
By Sarah Knapton
Last Updated: 10:38AM GMT 22 Dec 2008
Police are hunting the gang of Father Christmases who were seen fighting in
central Norwich early on Saturday.
The Santas clashed with another group of men, described as Asian or African,
on a busy street in the city centre.
One man was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with head injuries
and another needed stitches after receiving cuts to his face in the
skirmish.
The trouble continued with small pockets of disorder reported in the city.
A police spokesman said: "The incident involved two groups of males. One
of the groups were all dressed as Father Christmas, the other group were
described as being of dark-skinned African or Asian appearance."
One man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Police are keen to hear from any witnesses, particularly a couple believed to
have seen an incident near the Olive Tree restaurant.
I still can't work out if the other group are dressed up as asian or dark -skinned africans or are they real people.How some one can get an African and Asian confused Lord knows. I know its not funny but how the police spokesman made that statement is unreal.Good old Norfolk plod.
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