A protester is in a critical condition after lighting themself on fire at the Israeli consulate in the US state of Georgia in what police called an “extreme act of political protest”.
Police said the demonstrator used petrol, and a Palestinian flag was found at the scene, outside the mission in Atlanta as the person’s gender and age remains unclear.
A security guard who attempted to intervene was also injured while the police said the protester arrived at the facility at 12:17 local time.
According to Atlanta Fire Chief Roderick Smith, the guard suffered burns to the wrist and leg and both the protester and the guard were taken to a local hospital.
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