The man who set himself on fire on Friday in front of the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s trial for the alleged money to the porn star is underway has died: several American media outlets write this, citing the New York police.
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The man, the 37 year old Maxwell Azzarellodoused himself with flammable liquid and set himself on fire after throwing around some pamphlets he had written with conspiracy theories.
It could be a protest action by a supporter of the former president. Some of the flyers were about the former president George W. Bushthe former vice president Al Gore and the lawyer David Boieswho represented Gore in the 2000 election recount.
Passers-by screamed at the sight of the flames and some tried to put them out, but CNN reporters reported in their live links that they saw the man burning for over three minutes. The same was true for other witnesses, who were dismayed by the scene.
After a few minutes, however, dozens of police officers rushed in and put out the flames. The man, who appeared to be alive, was loaded into an ambulance and taken to hospital. The Secret Service that continues to protect Trump informed him of the incident.
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