Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway

NEW YORK: A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, witnesses said.

A witness on the scene said he first heard the man throwing pamphlets into the air, then saw him douse himself from a can and light himself on fire. “At that point, I said, ‘Oh shoot, what am I going to see?’” the witness told Reuters.The witness, who called himself Dave and declined to give his last name, said the man burned for several minutes.

“I see a totally charred human being,” a CNN reporter said on the air.

A New York emergency official said a person was taken away on a stretcher after apparently setting themselves on fire. A reason for the incident was not known.