A person attempted to set himself on fire in front of the Manhattan court in the United States this Friday, April 19, where former President Donald Trump was appearing, American media reported. The reason for this action is currently not known.
A drama outside the Manhattan courthouse in the United States unfolded this Friday. While former President Donald Trump has been appearing in a criminal trial for several days, a person set himself on fire in front of the courthouse this Friday.
“A man set himself on fire in front of the courthouse. We continue to collect information on the ground,” a New York police spokesperson told AFP.
According to images broadcast by American television channels, the victim, after setting himself on fire, launched himself towards the police, before the latter used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
For the moment, the reasons for this event are unknown, as is the state in which the victim is found. This drama took place in a particular context, that of the trial which opened on Monday to judge Donald Trump in a case of hidden payments to buy the silence of a former porn star, Stormy Daniels. And this a few days before the 2016 election which he won narrowly against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.