Foreign man sets himself on fire outside Iranian Embassy

Bangkok, Thailand - A man literally and figuratively played with fire earlier today and attempted to run inside the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok while ablaze.

The man who was identified as 40-year-old Iranian national, set himself on fire but was immediately extinguished by security guards at the embassy, and then sent to Camillian Hospital at about 1pm.

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According to police, the man was standing across the street from the Iranian Embassy, located on Sukhumvit soi 49/11. He was seen holding a sign that read “Don’t voted Iris,” along with three words that the police thought to be Arabic, before he self-immolated, Coconuts Bangkok reported.

The investigation is ongoing, Prachachart reported.

Current Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi are seen as the front-runners in today’s election.