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da wan news at noon on september 12, an internet user posted a video on a social media platform showing a violent conflict between an urban management law enforcement officer and an elderly man at liexi market in sanyuan district, sanming city, fujian province. on the afternoon of september 12, a staff member of the sanyuan district urban management bureau of sanming city told reporters that the elderly man took the initiative to provoke and insult the law enforcement officers, "kicked a law enforcement officer in the crotch, and fought back after losing control of his emotions."

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da wan news reporter noticed that in the video, four men in urban management uniforms surrounded an old man, who was leaning against a tricycle with his back pressed by two of the law enforcement officers. during the dispute, the old man stretched out his foot and kicked a law enforcement officer in the crotch, and then the kicked urban management law enforcement officer punched the old man and jumped up to hit him with his fist.

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according to the location information in the video, da wan news reporters learned that the incident happened in liexi market in sanming city, fujian province. the reporter contacted a merchant in the market. the merchant told the reporter that he saw a crowd gathering in front of the door in the morning, "they were urban management personnel." however, as to whether there was a conflict, the owner said that he was in the store and did not know the situation outside.

later, the da wan news reporter found another merchant who told the reporter, "there was a conflict between the urban management law enforcement officers and an uncle this morning." however, the merchant said, "it was the uncle who started the fight first. he was very emotional and kept pointing his finger at the urban management officer and cursing. the curses were very ugly, and he cursed and hit him at the same time." according to the merchant, it seemed that the old man kicked the urban management officer, and then the urban management officer couldn't help but fight back.

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on the afternoon of september 12, da wan news reporters contacted sanyuan district liexi subdistrict to learn about the video content. in this regard, the staff on duty at the liexi subdistrict party and government office, the people's livelihood affairs office, and the community comprehensive service center all said they were not clear.

the reporter then called the sanyuan district urban management and comprehensive law enforcement bureau to inquire about the cause of the conflict and the progress of the handling. a staff member confirmed to the reporter that the law enforcement officers in the video were from the liexi squadron of the sanyuan district urban management bureau. the staff member told the reporter that at around 9:30 a.m. on the 12th, the law enforcement officers in the video encountered the elderly man involved in the incident during their routine patrol at the liexi market. when the elderly man saw beggars in the market, he took the initiative to walk towards the patrol members and challenged them, "this kind of person should beg at the government gate. you who are paid by the government should support him."

the staff member stated that the old man continued to provoke the urban management team members with insulting language, "and poked our team members' foreheads and eyes with his fingers, and kicked one of our urban management team members in the crotch. (the urban management team member who took action) lost control of his emotions and retaliated against him (the old man)." the staff member stated that they called the police immediately afterwards, "the police took our team members over to take statements at noon today." as for the urban management team member involved, the other party also stated that he has been suspended and is under investigation.

da wan news reporter sun zhaojun

edited by tao na