A video that’s been viewed millions of times on social media shows a man being thrown to the ground in Okinawa, Japan, by U.S. service members.

The man is a D.C. resident who took a trip to the country last week to visit friends, he said in an interview you’ll see only on News4.

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Kareem El shared his account of what happened.

"I was out in Okinawa visiting friends, having a good time. I found myself on Gate 2 Street,” he said.

It’s around the corner from Kadena Air Base.

"One minute I was standing outside, kind of minding my business. The next minute, I was being asked for an ID,” El said.

Surveillance video provided to News4 by El’s lawyer shows him stepping outside of a bar and being approached by a patrol of U.S.

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