A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said.
A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured.
A Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference.
He added that investigators did not believe there was any connection to terrorism and that no member of the consular staff was ever in danger.
“We don’t see any threat here,” he said. “We believe it was an act of extreme political protest that occurred.”
Authorities did not release the name, age or gender of the protester.
The person set up shop outside the building in the downtown neighborhood Friday afternoon and used gasoline as an accelerant, Atlanta Fire Chief Roderick Smith said.
The protester was in critical condition, with burns on his body. A security guard who tried to detain the person suffered burns to his wrist and leg, Smith said. Fox 5 Atlanta/YouTube investigators do not believe there is any connection to terrorism and none of the consular staff were ever in danger. Fox 5 Atlanta/YouTube
The protester was in critical condition, with burns on his body.
A security guard who tried to detain the person suffered burns to his wrist and leg, Smith said.
Schierbaum said police are aware of rising tensions in the Jewish and Muslim communities and have stepped up patrols in certain locations, including the consulate.
Demonstrations have been widespread and tensions in the United States have risen as the death toll rises in the war between Israel and Hamas.
The conflict began after the October 7 attack by Hamas and other terrorists, which killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in southern Israel and took about 240 people captive.
The person set up shop outside the building in the downtown neighborhood Friday afternoon and used gasoline as an accelerant, Atlanta Fire Chief Roderick Smith said. AP Schierbaum said police are aware of rising tensions in the Jewish and Muslim communities and have stepped up patrols in certain locations, including the consulate. Fox 5 Atlanta/YouTube
More than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s attack, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza.
A week-long ceasefire that saw dozens of hostages held by Hamas exchanged for dozens of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel gave way Friday morning to renewed fighting between Israel and Hamas.
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