Man sets himself on fire in Vatican

A man has doused himself with petrol and set it alight in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

Man sets himself on fire in Vatican
Thu, 19 Dec, 2013 - 10:50

A man has doused himself with petrol and set it alight in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

The Vatican said the 51-year-old was treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to a larger one, with serious burns to the upper part of his body.

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