{"id":104465,"date":"2024-02-26T00:03:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T00:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-in-critical-condition-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy-in-washington-police\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T00:03:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T00:03:25","slug":"man-in-critical-condition-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy-in-washington-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/man-in-critical-condition-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy-in-washington-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Man in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON) — A man was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

The incident unfolded just before 1 p.m. ET outside the gates of the Israeli Embassy in northwest Washington, according to statements from the city’s Metropolitan Police Department and Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.<\/p>\n

“We arrived to find an apparent adult male who had been on fire,” the Fire and EMS Department said in its statement.<\/p>\n

Members of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division extinguished the flames before fire crews arrived, officials said.<\/p>\n

The man, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and is listed in critical condition, according to police.<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear why the man set himself ablaze.<\/p>\n

Police detectives, the Secret Service Uniformed Division and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n

The police department’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit was also called to the scene as police investigated a suspicious vehicle in the area that authorities believe is linked to the man. The vehicle was searched, but no hazardous material was found, police said.<\/p>\n

The Israeli Embassy released a statement saying the man was “unknown” to embassy staff.<\/p>\n

No embassy workers were injured in the incident, and all were reported safe, embassy officials said.<\/p>\n

A similar incident occurred on Dec. 1 outside an Israeli Consulate office in Atlanta, where a woman wrapped in a Palestinian flag intentionally set herself on fire in an apparent political protest, according to police. The woman, who was critically injured, ignited herself after dousing herself with gasoline, police said. A security guard suffered burns when he attempted to put the fire out, according to police.<\/p>\n

If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<\/p>\n

ABC News’ Luke Barr and Sinead Hawkins contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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