A man set himself on fire yesterday Friday in the square in front of the Supreme Court of the USA and he was airlifted to a hospital, said a spokeswoman for the institution.
«At around 18:30 (local time), a person arrived in the square in front of the Supreme Court and set himself on fire.“, Said the representative of the leading American judicial institution in a press release that she published.
Medical helicopter «landed in the square and picked up this person“, Which was served”at a local hospital“, He added.
Park Service helicopter lands on steps of Supreme Court after man tries to set himself on fire pic.twitter.com/jVEsgvEyas
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No one else was injured in the incident. The area was closed yesterday, for the needs of the investigation. Τthe incident is not considered a threat to public safetyreported the services of the Supreme Court.
Fox television reported that he was a man. No other details – his details, his state of health, the reason he took this unfortunate step – have seen the light of day so far.
The tragic case took place two days after the evacuation of Congress due to a false alarm. The threat posed by the federal Capitol police was in fact nothing more than a plane taking part in a demonstration, dropping paratroopers, before a baseball game at a stadium less than 2 kilometers away.
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