BERLIN (Reuters) - A German chain of shops has removed miniature wooden Santa Claus figures from its shelves and destroyed them after customers complained it looked like they were giving the stiff-armed Hitler salute that is outlawed.

　　近日，德国一家连锁店将店内出售的木质圣诞老人塑像全部移走并销毁，因为有顾客反映这些圣诞老人的造型看起来像是伸直手臂敬礼的希特勒。

　　Josef Lange, a spokesman for the Rossmann chain that has 1,200 outlets, told Reuters Friday the figures depicting Father Christmas with his right arm stifflyupright toward the sky and holding a sack in his left hand upset some customers.

　　拥有1200家分店的德国罗斯曼连锁店发言人兰格向路透社表示，这些圣诞老人的造型为右手指向天空，左手托着礼物袋，这使得一些顾客感到不愉快。

　　"We were astonished by the reaction," Lange said. "It looks like he's just pointing up to the sky and we were surprised that anyone saw the so-called 'Hitler salute' in that. But we responded and had the entire inventory removed and destroyed."

　　兰格说："一些顾客的反应让我们很惊讶，塑像不过是将手指向天空，竟然有人称那是'希特勒塑像'。尽管如此，我们还是销毁了这些圣诞老人的所有存货。"

　　（国际在线独家资讯 蒋黎黎 国际在线专稿 未经允许 请勿转载）

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