Man dies after setting self on fire at Reichstag
Published: 14 Oct, 2012 CET.
Updated: Sun 14 Oct 2012 12:52 CET
A 32-year-old man died after stabbing himself and then setting himself on fire in front of the Reichstag in Berlin early Saturday afternoon.
In front of hundreds of tourists and passersby, the Berliner first stabbed himself in the chest with a knife, then poured a flammable liquid over himself and lit himself on fire.
Passersby notified the police and rescue crews. Rescue workers and medical personnel tried for 30 minutes to resuscitate the man, the newspaper BZ reported. He died at the scene from his injuries.
Police ruled the case a suicide, after finding a goodbye letter from the man. The reasons for the suicide were personal, according to the police.
DPA/The Local/mbw
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In front of hundreds of tourists and passersby, the Berliner first stabbed himself in the chest with a knife, then poured a flammable liquid over himself and lit himself on fire.
Passersby notified the police and rescue crews. Rescue workers and medical personnel tried for 30 minutes to resuscitate the man, the newspaper BZ reported. He died at the scene from his injuries.
Police ruled the case a suicide, after finding a goodbye letter from the man. The reasons for the suicide were personal, according to the police.
DPA/The Local/mbw
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