Apology follows Nanjing insults

A man who insulted internet users that reported his inappropriate remarks about the Nanjing Massacre apologized to the public on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old man, surnamed Meng, argued with netizens in a WeChat group that contained more than 400 people on Feb 22. Meng said the 300,000-plus people believed to have been killed during the 1937 slaughter deserved their fates, and he did not recant even after netizens condemned his comments.

Shanghai's Yangpu district police detained Meng for five days beginning on Feb 23.