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Arnav Gupta, man who set himself on fire near White House, dies
NYPost ^ | May 30, 019

Posted on 05/30/2019 4:56:40 AM PDT by SMGFan

The man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Arnav Gupta, of Bethesda, Md., erupted into a bright orange fireball at the Ellipse, a tourist-filled 52-acre public park that sits north of the Washington Monument, around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday.

Once the flames were extinguished, Gupta was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

But by the evening, he had succumbed to his injuries, the US Park Police said in an early-morning statement

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That was his intention.
1 posted on 05/30/2019 4:56:40 AM PDT by SMGFan
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https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/man-who-set-himself-on-fire-outside-white-house-has-died/


2 posted on 05/30/2019 4:58:37 AM PDT by SMGFan ("God love ya! What am I talking about")
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What a waste.

Of gasoline.


3 posted on 05/30/2019 4:59:11 AM PDT by babble-on
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Was he a monk protesting the Vietnam War?


4 posted on 05/30/2019 4:59:22 AM PDT by caver
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.


5 posted on 05/30/2019 4:59:28 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys all aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: SMGFan

Was a stick involved? Was he kabobbed?


6 posted on 05/30/2019 4:59:49 AM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
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To: SMGFan; dfwgator
"Did they get him to trade
his heroes for ghosts?"


7 posted on 05/30/2019 5:02:43 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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To: SMGFan; dead
Kudos to Freeper "dead" on this one. LMAO.


8 posted on 05/30/2019 5:04:11 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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Maybe he could set a trend for all the Rats to follow.


9 posted on 05/30/2019 5:04:22 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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That was his intention.


I wonder if he was being treated for mental health issues? If so, what meds was he on, who is his care professional, and does that professional have ties to the Deep State?


10 posted on 05/30/2019 5:04:26 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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*schruggs*


11 posted on 05/30/2019 5:05:08 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: SMGFan

He was protesting the left and instructing on the dangers of socialism


12 posted on 05/30/2019 5:05:28 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Be happy. Dance like Pierson, dress like Stipe)
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Arnav Gupta, man who set himself on fire near White House, dies

A cure for Trump Derangement Syndrome that every good commie leftist should follow.

13 posted on 05/30/2019 5:06:32 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ('DEPLORABLE' Charter Member of The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy - and DAMN Proud of it!.)
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> of Bethesda, Md.

Pull the other one.


14 posted on 05/30/2019 5:07:16 AM PDT by thoughtomator (The Clinton Coup attempt was a worse attack on the USA than was 9/11)
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To: SMGFan

(18 Jan 2017) California man sets himself on fire in protest at Washington D.C. Trump hotel

https://abc7news.com/news/california-man-sets-himself-on-fire-at-dc-trump-hotel/1707801/


15 posted on 05/30/2019 5:07:51 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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No matter what ethnicity he was from, he died a black man. Now for calls of racism.


16 posted on 05/30/2019 5:07:55 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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17 posted on 05/30/2019 5:08:05 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
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LMAO.


18 posted on 05/30/2019 5:09:40 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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Other than that, how did the rest of the BBQ go?


19 posted on 05/30/2019 5:09:57 AM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: vetvetdoug

I’m laughing to hard I’m almost falling off my chair. LOL.


20 posted on 05/30/2019 5:10:04 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." -- Frederick Douglass)
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