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  • Updated: February 07, 2023

Moroccan Sets Himself On Fire Outside Moroccan Consulate In Madrid

Moroccan Sets Himself On Fire Outside Moroccan Consulate In

Moroccan Man Sets Himself On Fire Outside Moroccan Consulate In Madrid.

A man was seriously injured after setting himself on fire outside the Moroccan consulate in Madrid on Tuesday, police and diplomatic sources told AFP.

It happened at midday (11:00 GMT) in a northeastern part of the Spanish city, and the man was transported to a hospital in critical condition, according to emergency services.

“We treated a man who had suffered serious burns and took him to La Paz hospital,” an emergency services spokesman told AFP.

Police officials confirmed that the man "lit himself on fire outside the Moroccan consulate," but declined to provide any details.

A Moroccan diplomatic source confirmed the incident's specifics.

"The person set himself on fire near the consulate.

"We have no idea why he did that. It happened quickly," the insider told AFP.

"There was no interaction with the consulate; it happened just outside."

Unconfirmed media sources suggested the man was a Moroccan national in his 40s, with an eyewitness telling Spain's RTVE public television that he observed what happened while driving by.

“I saw him running and there were people behind him trying to pull his clothes off,” said the witness, who gave his name as Rasheed, adding that he saw someone running over with a fire extinguisher to try and put out the flames.

“From the way the flames were starting from his head, I think he had poured petrol over himself.”

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