The detention of two children in an iron cage in a crowded market in China is angering social media users

A video clip showing two children being held in an iron cage by their parents for fear of losing them inside a crowded street in China provoked Rudo an angry action by social media pioneers who criticized the harsh approach followed by the parents of the two children, according to what was reported in the British "Daily Mail" website.

In a shocking video, the two children were seen alone trapped in an iron cage on the back of a tricycle.

A source told local media that he believed their parents put them in a cage to prevent them from wandering in the area.

A spectator reportedly caught the scene at a market in Luoyang, central China.

Local officials have not issued any statements regarding the incident.