A man has doused himself with petrol and set himself on fire in St Peter's Square in the Vatican City.
The Vatican said on Thursday that the 51-year-old man had been treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to a larger one, with serious burns to the upper part of his body.
A Vatican statement said a Jesuit priest initially tried to smother the flames with a jacket. He was later joined by two police officers who used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze. The officers were treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation and injuries to their hands.
The Vatican said the man's motives were unknown; he had a piece of paper with the phone number of his daughter.
Vatican police refused to let reporters into the square after the incidentSt Peter's Square in the Vatican City
St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. A Vatican statement said a Jesuit priest tried to smother the flames with a jacket. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
Associated Press in Vatican City
A man has doused himself with petrol and set himself on fire in St Peter's Square in the Vatican City.
The Vatican said on Thursday that the 51-year-old man had been treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to a larger one, with serious burns to the upper part of his body.
A Vatican statement said a Jesuit priest initially tried to smother the flames with a jacket. He was later joined by two police officers who used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze. The officers were treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation and injuries to their hands.
The Vatican said the man's motives were unknown; he had a piece of paper with the phone number of his daughter.
Vatican police refused to let reporters into the square after the incident
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