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Man who set self on fire near White House has died

A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, authorities said yesterday. The man was identified as Arnav Gupta, from Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington. He lit himself on fire around noon Wednesday on the Ellipse -- south of the president's

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Published 31 May 2019, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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Man who set self on fire near White House has died

A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, authorities said yesterday. The man was identified as Arnav Gupta, from Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington.

He lit himself on fire around noon Wednesday on the Ellipse -- south of the president’s residence -- and died of his injuries that evening in the hospital, US Park Police said on Twitter.

Last month, a man set his jacket on fire just outside the White House fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. That man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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