Man sets himself on fire in Prague centre´s, like Palach in 1969

The man very probably poured gasoline or a similar liquid on himself and he set his jacket on fire, she said.

A police patrol immediately intervened and put out the fire. The man was handed over to rescuers. His motives are being investigated.

Palach is considered a modern Czech martyr. He attempted to burn himself to death on January 16, 1969 to protest against the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia and against people´s passive and conciliatory reactions to it. He succumbed to his burns three days later, at the age of 20.

Author: ČTK
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