Japanese war uniform prank lands Chinese duo behind bars
Police detain two men for causing a public disturbance after photos of them at a historic military site are posted online
Two Chinese men have been detained for 15 days after photos of them dressed in second world war-era Japanese uniforms at historic military fortifications in eastern China were posted online.
Police in the district of Xuanwu in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, said on Friday that a 25-year-old man from Dazhou in Sichuan and a 22-year-old Nanjing man were arrested on Thursday night for causing a public disturbance.
According to a police statement, the men bought the military uniforms and equipment on the internet and took the pictures at Shaojiashan, an anti-Japanese war monument in Nanjing, on Monday.
In one photo, the pair appear cheerful as they pose with swords and a military camera.
In others, they hold replica rifles or a Japanese national flag, inscribed with a call to pray for military success.
They uploaded the pictures on social media on Tuesday, a gesture that police said “severely blasphemed national sentiment and caused an adverse social impact”.