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Man Sets Fire to Himself Outside White House
(Reuters, November 15, 2004)
A bearded man shouting "Allah" set himself on fire outside the White House on Monday before uniformed Secret Service agents wrestled him to the ground and extinguished the flames, officials and witnesses said. . . . A Reuters reporter saw the middle-aged man, who was not identified, try to present a Manila envelope to guards outside a Secret Service post on Pennsylvania Avenue near the West Wing of the presidential mansion, shortly before 2 p.m. . . . Moments later, black smoke began rising above the one-story security post, while two guards wrestled the man to the ground and a third extinguished flames that engulfed the man's briefcase and overcoat a few feet away. . . . A Secret Service spokesman said the man had set himself on fire. The spokesman did not know whether President Bush, who was in the White House at the time, was notified about the incident. . . . A burn injury could be seen on the man's right hand. He groaned and repeatedly shouted, "Allah," as guards held him to the ground. . . . Authorities quickly cordoned off the area and fire trucks and ambulances arrived on the scene. . . . The man was taken to a Washington hospital, where a spokesman declined to talk about his condition. . . . U.S. Park Police were expected to lead an investigation into the incident.

posted by Lorenzo 5:58 PM