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Man sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy (Berlin, Germany)
TheLocal.de ^
| 22 Jul 2014 14:39 GMT+02:00
Posted on 07/22/2014 4:41:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Berlin on Monday night. Police said it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest.
Amid tensions in Berlin over pro-Gaza protests and a rise in anti-Semitism, the 46-year-old doused himself in a flammable liquid and then set himself alight with a cigarette lighter at 11.45pm on Monday.
Police said the man, who is of Arab descent, only suffered minor injuries outside the Israeli embassy in south-west Berlin. …
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TOPICS: Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: berlin; embassy; germany; israel; rop; selfimmolation; waronterror
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:41:22 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Police said the man, who is of Arab descent, only suffered minor injuries outside the Israeli embassy in south-west Berlin. … Darn. May others try and be more successful.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:42:15 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Olog-hai
" Police said it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest."Sure. Maybe it was just a very annoying case of head lice he was trying to get rid of.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:42:58 PM PDT
by
airborne
(My heroes don't wear capes - My heroes wear dog tags!)
To: Olog-hai
He didn’t use enough flammable liquid.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:43:53 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Sometimes I think that this is an era when sanity has become controversial: Thomas Sowell)
To: Olog-hai
it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest ... mmmmkay.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:43:53 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Olog-hai
I hope he has started a trend.
To: Olog-hai
Only suffered minor injuries ... Just goes to prove that Arabs are incapable of doing anything right. What a worthless people.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:44:26 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(We need to fundamentally transform RATs lives for their lies.)
To: Olog-hai
Embassy workers decided to take up a collection for the man. So far they have collected 3 lighters and two cans of gasoline.
To: Olog-hai
Damn, I missed it! And I just bought marshmallows too.
CC
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:47:07 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Olog-hai
Q: You know what really burns my ass?
A: A flame about this high! [holds hand palm-down at waist level]
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:47:22 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: dfwgator
Not even worth a bag of marshmallows.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:47:53 PM PDT
by
boomop1
(term limits will only save this country.)
To: Olog-hai
Somebody’s been drinking too much of that camel urine.
To: sportutegrl
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:49:34 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: Olog-hai
He should of started with a flammable oil to cover his body first then used the gasoline....
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:51:19 PM PDT
by
mowowie
To: Olog-hai
Not as classy as the Burning Man self immolation
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:54:26 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(we will not take backour way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
To: sportutegrl
“Embassy workers decided to take up a collection for the man. So far they have collected 3 lighters and two cans of gasoline.”
Bwaaa-Haaa-Haaa! :)
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:56:28 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Izzy Dunne
it was too soon to say whether it was part of a political protest Yeah, it might have been a simple case of diffusive existential angst syndrome.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:57:22 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: Olog-hai
If they could only get it to be a fad in Gaza.
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:58:31 PM PDT
by
RetiredTexasVet
(Could Warren Buffet's oil trains be considered mobile Jihadist weapons of mass distruction?)
To: Olog-hai
And.A.F**k.Was.Not.Given.
Guessing it was a suicide bomber that left half way through the lecture? /s
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posted on
07/22/2014 4:58:48 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
($1.84 - The price of a gallon of gas on Jan. 20th, 2009.)
To: Olog-hai
If only all liberals would follow this man’s lead
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