A man has set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Washington police department is investigating the incident alongside the Secret Service and other relevant authorities.
According to emergency services, the incident happened at around 13:00 local time (18:00 BST) on Sunday.
According to the city’s fire department, officers from the US Secret Service extinguished the flames before the man was taken to hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli foreign ministry in a statement said the man was not known to embassy staff.
A bomb disposal unit was sent to the sight over concerns about a suspicious vehicle that could have been connected to the individual.
This was later declared safe after no hazardous materials were found.
A spokeswoman for the embassy told the New York Times, said no embassy staff members were injured in the incident.
