The True Right
15-11-2004, 22:28
Haha, from the lighter side of todays news:
Man sets fire to coat outside White House
Mon 15 November, 2004 19:44
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bearded man shouting "Allah" has been injured while apparently setting fire to his belongings outside the White House and was quickly subdued by Secret Service guards.
A Reuters reporter saw the man try to present a Manila envelope to guards near a Secret Service post on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House West Wing on Monday.
Moments later, a plume of smoke rose above the guard post while two guards wrestled the man to the ground and a third extinguished flames that engulfed his briefcase and overcoat a few feet (metres) away.
The man, who appeared to suffer from a burn to his right hand, groaned and repeatedly shouted "Allah," as guards held him to the ground. The area was cordoned off and fire trucks and ambulances arrived on the scene.
Neither the Secret Service nor the White House had immediate comment on the incident and the man was not identified.
If you can't get your political statement heard, just buck the system and set yourself ablaze. ;)
Man sets fire to coat outside White House
Mon 15 November, 2004 19:44
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bearded man shouting "Allah" has been injured while apparently setting fire to his belongings outside the White House and was quickly subdued by Secret Service guards.
A Reuters reporter saw the man try to present a Manila envelope to guards near a Secret Service post on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House West Wing on Monday.
Moments later, a plume of smoke rose above the guard post while two guards wrestled the man to the ground and a third extinguished flames that engulfed his briefcase and overcoat a few feet (metres) away.
The man, who appeared to suffer from a burn to his right hand, groaned and repeatedly shouted "Allah," as guards held him to the ground. The area was cordoned off and fire trucks and ambulances arrived on the scene.
Neither the Secret Service nor the White House had immediate comment on the incident and the man was not identified.
If you can't get your political statement heard, just buck the system and set yourself ablaze. ;)