Man sets self afire in Tokyo in apparent protest

By Washington Examiner

Published June 29, 2014 1:28pm ET

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Man sets self afire in Tokyo in apparent protest — Investigators and firefighters work at the scene where a man has set himself on fire, on a pedestrian walkway at Tokyo's busy Shinjuku railway station, Sunday, June 29, 2014. A man set himself on fire at the station on Sunday in an apparent political protest. The man, who appeared in his 50s or 60s, was taken to the hospital after suffering serious injuries, said an officer at the Shinjuku police station. He said the reason for the self-immolation was under investigation. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT | AP

TOKYO (AP) — A man set himself on fire at Tokyo’s busy Shinjuku railway station on Sunday in what appears to be a rare violent political protest.

The man, who appeared in his 50s or 60s, was taken to the hospital after suffering serious injuries, said Daiji Kubota, an officer at the Shinjuku police station. He said the man’s identity and the reason for the self-immolation was under investigation.

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