A frantic scramble for gift promotions left a dozen people injured in an Australian mall on Tuesday after hundreds of balloons with prizes inside were dropped on Christmas shoppers gathered below. Around 150 people jostled for prime position as two massive bags full of balloons hovered overhead in the shopping centre in Sydney’s western suburbs. “People were screaming at each other, telling each other to get off them,” witness Christie Trawan Budi told AFP. “Once the balloons were released in the air, the crowd rushed towards the balloons, causing a number of people to be knocked over and injured,” police said in a statement. The shopping centre management told local media it was investigating the incident.

Source: Punch December 24, 2019 05:26 UTC