New Delhi, March 3 -- Local residents in Kuwait attacked a US soldier after he landed from his parachute. A viral video on social media shows an American soldier pleading to the locals, who appear aggressive.

While one of them films the incident, another is seen recording the US soldier with his mobile camera. Meanwhile, one person holds a stick and appears to attack the soldier.

As the soldier asks them to 'back off', he kneels before them. However, when he says he is American, the locals seem to lose interest and move away. It is assumed that the local people thought he was an Iranian soldier and became aggressive.

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