A person tried to set himself on hearth outdoors of the White Home on Saturday night throughout a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington, D.C.
Video footage posted to X by Washington Free Beacon reporter Jessica Costescu confirmed a person making an attempt to “self immolate in entrance of the White Home.”
As the person is seen standing surrounded by cops, he will be heard saying issues like, “We unfold the misinformation,” and claiming that he’s a “journalist.”
One of many man’s arms gave the impression to be burned, and an individual will be seen pouring water over his arm within the video.
Different photographs posted to X appeared to indicate the person on hearth, and cops strolling away with the person after the hearth had reportedly been put out.
The person reportedly set himself on hearth round 6:00 p.m. throughout a pro-Palestinian protest, based on the Washington Submit.
As cops “rushed towards the person,” two folks tried to “extinguish the flame” with a shirt and a kaffiyeh, based on the outlet.
Different protesters reportedly tried to make use of their kaffiyehs to assist put out the hearth. The outlet famous that after the flames had been extinguished, the person claimed that “he was a journalist spreading misinformation.”
Pamela A. Smith, the police chief for the Metropolitan Police Division in Washington, D.C. issued a assertion confirming that “an grownup male taking part in an indication” had “tried to gentle himself on hearth.”
“Members of the Metropolitan Police Division and members of the general public instantly put out the hearth,” Smith mentioned within the assertion. “DC Hearth and EMS responded and transported the person to an space hospital for remedy of non-life threatening accidents.”
