Oslo: A man set himself on fire outside the courthouse in Oslo where the killer of 77 Anders Breivik is under trial.
Police officials said the man, described as a Norwegian citizen of foreign origin, tried to enter the building, having set himself on fire outside the court’s building in Oslo on Tuesday, AP reported.
The man was overwhelmed by security and police personnel at the entrance.
“There were police officers on site and the fire was put out quickly,” police operations leader Finn Belle said, adding, “The man received burn injuries and was transported to Oslo University Hospital.”
Press reported that Norwegian newspaper VG posted a video of the incident on its website. The footage shows a man running towards the police outside the courthouse, with flames shooting up from his sweater and hat, and shouting, “Shoot me! Shoot me, it hurts.”
It was not immediately clear what the man’s motive was or whether his actions were connected to Breivik’s trial.
Breivik faces terrorism and premeditated murder charges for detonating a car bomb that killed eight people outside the government headquarters in Oslo. Later he shot 69 people dead.
Earlier in trial, the anti-Islam killer brazenly justified the killings as part of Europe’s Islamisation.
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