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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Mariko Katsumura and Elaine Lies

Japanese man sets himself on fire in apparent protest at former PM state funeral

Police officers and firefighters investigate at the site where a man who was protesting a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set himself on fire, near Prime Minster Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 21, 2022, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS

A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday in an apparent protest at the government's decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated earlier this year, media reported.

The man was taken to hospital suffering burns to his entire body, while a police officer who tried to extinguish the flames was also injured.

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