Man sets himself on fire in the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam

A man has set himself on fire in the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam – it is believed to be an attempted suicide. However, it is not yet known whether there was a political motive.

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This took place at 9am today and luckily the man is not seriously injured. He has since been taken to hospital with burns via an air ambulance.

Emma Brown
Emma Brown
A familiar face at DutchRevew. Emma arrived in Holland in 2016 for a few weeks, fell in love with the place and never left. Here she rekindled her love of writing and travelling. Now you'll find her eating stroopwafels in the DutchReview office since 2017.

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