Protester with Tibet flag sets himself on fire outside UN

A protester carrying a Tibetan flag has set fire to himself outside the UN headquarters in New York City.

The man was seen on CCTV planting a flag on the pavement near East 42nd Street and First Avenue shortly after 6.30pm local time (11.30pm UK) on Thursday night.

He then self-immolated and died from his injuries, police said.

A spokesperson for the New York police department said officers responded to an emergency call and found a 52-year-old man with severe burns throughout his body.

The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said their investigations were ongoing and that the man’s identity has not been released because his family had not yet been notified.

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