'Subway Masochists' Are Suspending Themselves From Hooks On Underground Trains In Worrying New Trend

#1 The men were spotted attaching themselves to metal hooks before being suspended from the ceiling

According to police, there is a new issue underground, young men are inserting metal hooks through their skin and suspending themselves from the ceiling.

Police have caught the so called "subway masochists" the bizarre craze in Siberia.

#2 The men were then hung from the ceiling on the carriage, much to the bafflement of commuters

This has happened two times in this year. Earlier this year, the first performance happened in a metro carriage in Novosibirsk. And now the second stunt happened this year, a group of 3 men wearing masks hanged themselves from hooks on their backs

Metro passengers were shocked watching these performers as they stripped down their shirts and stuck hooks through the flesh on their backs, and then they strap themselves to the handrails, hanging and dangling in midair, and their feet were off the ground.

The performers keep on hanging themselves until the train reached the final station. A group of 15 supporters was with them on the train, and were filming the stunt on their phones. The performers further hanged themselves at the entrance, shocking the passers-by in the capital of Siberia.

#3 The second lot of body suspension practitioner, wearing mask, spotted in Siberia this year.

Organiser Alexandr Kazakov said the group had wanted to brighten up the "everyday grey life of their fellow citizens".

Their performance reportedly scared a lot of witnesses, among them elderly people and small children but Mr Kazakov pointed out that it had been a free performance and that normally people paid good money to see such stunts.

He said: "We did it at 11:15pm, people from other carriages were looking at us, taking pictures. I wouldn't say that they were offended."

#4 People were stunned to see the unusual show at the Metro station.

Local police have already taken interest in these types of the group's activities, they said, the practitioners have to face the fines for these acts. However, practitioners claim that the ancient practice gives them a high, but it can be bloody.

Suspension.org warns those attempting the practice should "prepare for both the possibility of being overwhelmed and underwhelmed".