Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 21st April. According to media reports and videos posted on social media on Saturday a man set himself on fire outside Manhattan Criminal Court as jury selection was underway in the criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump.
The incident took place on Friday noon, the media reported. The man was engulfed in flames and was rushed to hospital later, it added.
The man threw pamphlets into the air and poured accelerant on himself, according to the media reports.
“I have set myself on fire outside the Trump trial,” reads the heading of flyers left at the scene, according to a report in local media.
The motivation behind the man’s action was not clear, the authorities said
Former president Donald J Trump appeared in a criminal court in Manhattan, New York City on Monday in the hush money case, making him the first former President to stand a criminal trial. The trial is expected to last 6 to 8 weeks.
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