Man on fire

SEOUL – A South Korean man set himself on fire yesterday outside a Seoul hotel where US and South Korean officials were holding talks inside on a free trade agreement, witnesses said.

“It was so quick. A man was suddenly in flames and a group of riot police sprayed fire extinguisher on his body,” a photographer at the scene told AFP.”An ambulance took him immediately to a nearby hospital.”It was unknown why the unidentified man tried to set himself on fire, but demonstrators were protesting in nearby streets at the time against free trade agreements.The hotel where the talks are being held is heavily guarded by riot police in case protests outside turn violent.Police were not immediately available for comment.Nampa-AFPA man was suddenly in flames and a group of riot police sprayed fire extinguisher on his body,” a photographer at the scene told AFP.”An ambulance took him immediately to a nearby hospital.”It was unknown why the unidentified man tried to set himself on fire, but demonstrators were protesting in nearby streets at the time against free trade agreements.The hotel where the talks are being held is heavily guarded by riot police in case protests outside turn violent.Police were not immediately available for comment.Nampa-AFP

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