By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-06 04:49:37 | Updated at 2024-10-06 07:29:21
2 hours ago
Anti-Israel protester lights himself on fire outside of White House, video shows
NY Post ^ | 10/05/24 | Patrick Reilly
Posted on 10/05/2024 9:35:21 PM PDT by Libloather
A protester who works in the media lit himself on fire outside of the White House during an anti-Israel protest on Saturday evening, disturbing video shows.
The man, identified as photojournalist Samuel Mena Jr, can be seen screaming in pain after he set his left arm ablaze in the middle of the street as shocked police officers and bystanders rush over to help, according to one clip.
Mena holds his left arm — engulfed in flames — high in the air to show others as several people quickly douse him with water and beat out the flames with pieces of clothing.
He cries out that he is a journalist as he’s restrained by DC Metropolitan police officers, according to another clip posted by Free Beacon reporter Jessica Costescu after the fire had been extinguished.
The left sleeve of his burnt shirt appears drenched in liquid and pink, superficial burns can be seen on his bare arm.
One passerby pours his bottle of water on the wound, video shows.
“We spread the misinformation,” Mena screams at one point in the video as a crowd gathers around him.
“I’m a journalist and I said it was okay,” he yells as a woman embraces him.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: fire; israel; protest; video
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Are all journalists mental cases? Could explain a few things.
1 posted on 10/05/2024 9:35:21 PM PDT by Libloather
To: Libloather
copycats please express yourselves
we’re in the trust tree
it’s okay to sizzle for Israel
no match, use one of mine
2 posted on 10/05/2024 9:39:28 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (there will come a day when FR rejects articles from the NYT, et al. as "Commie trash, no thank you"e)
To: Libloather
Back off, I’m a journalist..
3 posted on 10/05/2024 9:42:27 PM PDT by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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