Woman sets herself on fire before Reichstag
Published: 11 Apr, 2011 CET.
Updated: Mon 11 Apr 2011 13:44 CET
A woman has been hospitalized with severe burns after setting herself on fire in front of the Reichstag parliamentary building in Berlin over the weekend.
The 58-year-old Latvian woman doused her thighs in a flammable liquid and set it alight on Sunday, a police spokeswoman said.
A security guard noticed the flames and tried to administer first aid, she added.
The woman was treated for second-degree burns to her legs at a nearby hospital.
Her motivation to harm herself apparently stemmed from a conflict in her home country. In addition to carrying several banners illustrating political issues in Latvia, she was also allegedly having problems with her mother.
According to Berlin daily B.Z., a blackened section on the Reichstag lawn where the incident occurred was still visible on Monday.
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The 58-year-old Latvian woman doused her thighs in a flammable liquid and set it alight on Sunday, a police spokeswoman said.
A security guard noticed the flames and tried to administer first aid, she added.
The woman was treated for second-degree burns to her legs at a nearby hospital.
Her motivation to harm herself apparently stemmed from a conflict in her home country. In addition to carrying several banners illustrating political issues in Latvia, she was also allegedly having problems with her mother.
According to Berlin daily B.Z., a blackened section on the Reichstag lawn where the incident occurred was still visible on Monday.
DAPD/DPA/The Local/ka
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