Chinese Men Posing as Japanese WWII Soldiers Get Mobbed by 300 Angry Locals
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By Carl Samson
After posing as Japanese WWII soldiers outside a train station, two Chinese men found themselves at home surrounded by about 300 locals threatening to beat them.
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The men from China’s Guangxi region appeared outside a high-speed rail station on Sunday, donning military uniforms worn by Japanese imperial forces between the 1930s and 1940s.
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In a viral video, one of them is seen pulling out a sword and lashing out Japanese curses at pedestrians.
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The other man is seen riding a motorcycle while filming his partner’s “acting.”
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Later in the day, authorities searched for the pair and some 300 locals gathered outside their homes.
More police were deployed at their locations to control the crowds.
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The two were eventually detained for 10 days for disrupting public order. Apparently, they pulled off the stunt to “gain fame on the internet,” a police statement said.
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As per South China Morning Post, many netizens criticized the men, but also felt indifferent toward those who rallied outside their homes. The outlet quoted one as saying:
“It’s their freedom to wear what they want – at least they were not exposing themselves. But did those violent people prove themselves to be patriotic?”
Watch them act as Japanese war soldiers below:
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