2024-04-19 18:27:00
A man, whose identity is still unknown, set himself on fire on April 19 near a Manhattan courthouse, where jury selection in the criminal case of former US President Donald was taking place Trump, reports the New York Times.
The man doused himself with liquid around 1:35 p.m. local time (8:35 p.m. Moscow time) while standing in Colt Pond Park, across from the courthouse. This happened in a part of the park reserved for Trump supporters. It is unclear why the man took such action.
Witnesses and police tried to put out the fire. The victim was taken by ambulance, he located in critical condition.
CNN anchor Laura Coates covered the incident live. “I see a man completely burned,” the journalist said on air.
Attention. The video below shows a man on fire. We ask sensitive people not to watch it.
Before setting himself on fire, the young man dispersed leaflets with anti-government conspiracy theories and criticism of New York University.
Court completed Jury selection April 19 in Trump criminal case. There are 12 main jurors and six alternates.
The trial in one of the four criminal cases once morest Donald Trump will begin on April 22 in New York. The former US president is suspected of having falsified business documents to hide secret payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. According to investigators, Trump paid her for his silence during the 2016 election campaign. Trump faces up to four years in prison on each of the 34 counts.
Donald Trump, who led the United States from 2016 to 2020, is running for president once more alongside current head of state Joe Biden.
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