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Man sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy (Berlin, Germany)
TheLocal.de ^ | 22 Jul 2014 14:39 GMT+02:00

Posted on 07/22/2014 4:41:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai

A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Berlin on Monday night. Police said it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest.

Amid tensions in Berlin over pro-Gaza protests and a rise in anti-Semitism, the 46-year-old doused himself in a flammable liquid and then set himself alight with a cigarette lighter at 11.45pm on Monday.

Police said the man, who is of Arab descent, only suffered minor injuries outside the Israeli embassy in south-west Berlin. …

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TOPICS: Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: berlin; embassy; germany; israel; rop; selfimmolation; waronterror
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1 posted on 07/22/2014 4:41:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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Police said the man, who is of Arab descent, only suffered minor injuries outside the Israeli embassy in south-west Berlin. …

Darn. May others try and be more successful.

2 posted on 07/22/2014 4:42:15 PM PDT by dfwgator
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" Police said it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest."

Sure. Maybe it was just a very annoying case of head lice he was trying to get rid of.

3 posted on 07/22/2014 4:42:58 PM PDT by airborne (My heroes don't wear capes - My heroes wear dog tags!)
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He didn’t use enough flammable liquid.


4 posted on 07/22/2014 4:43:53 PM PDT by jazusamo (Sometimes I think that this is an era when sanity has become controversial: Thomas Sowell)
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it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest

... mmmmkay.

5 posted on 07/22/2014 4:43:53 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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I hope he has started a trend.


6 posted on 07/22/2014 4:43:54 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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Only suffered minor injuries ... Just goes to prove that Arabs are incapable of doing anything right. What a worthless people.


7 posted on 07/22/2014 4:44:26 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (We need to fundamentally transform RATs lives for their lies.)
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Embassy workers decided to take up a collection for the man. So far they have collected 3 lighters and two cans of gasoline.


8 posted on 07/22/2014 4:46:52 PM PDT by sportutegrl
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Damn, I missed it! And I just bought marshmallows too.

CC


9 posted on 07/22/2014 4:47:07 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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Q: You know what really burns my ass?

A: A flame about this high! [holds hand palm-down at waist level]


10 posted on 07/22/2014 4:47:22 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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Not even worth a bag of marshmallows.


11 posted on 07/22/2014 4:47:53 PM PDT by boomop1 (term limits will only save this country.)
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Somebody’s been drinking too much of that camel urine.


12 posted on 07/22/2014 4:48:05 PM PDT by samtheman
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Ha! Good one!


13 posted on 07/22/2014 4:49:34 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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He should of started with a flammable oil to cover his body first then used the gasoline....


14 posted on 07/22/2014 4:51:19 PM PDT by mowowie
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Not as classy as the Burning Man self immolation


15 posted on 07/22/2014 4:54:26 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take backour way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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“Embassy workers decided to take up a collection for the man. So far they have collected 3 lighters and two cans of gasoline.”

Bwaaa-Haaa-Haaa! :)


16 posted on 07/22/2014 4:56:28 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest

Yeah, it might have been a simple case of diffusive existential angst syndrome.

17 posted on 07/22/2014 4:57:22 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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If they could only get it to be a fad in Gaza.


18 posted on 07/22/2014 4:58:31 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Could Warren Buffet's oil trains be considered mobile Jihadist weapons of mass distruction?)
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And.A.F**k.Was.Not.Given.

Guessing it was a suicide bomber that left half way through the lecture? /s

19 posted on 07/22/2014 4:58:48 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature ($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
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If only all liberals would follow this man’s lead


20 posted on 07/22/2014 5:02:30 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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