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16/07/2008
Man Treated For Burns After 'Fire Protest'
A man is being treated in hospital after setting himself on fire, following a demonstration by members of the Travelling community in Dublin.
The injured man, who was treated at Beaumont Hospital for second degrees burns, was involved in a protest yesterday evening involving a number of people at Coolock Lane. He was transferred to the burns unit of St James last night.
It is understood the residents of an official halting site were protesting over plans to move them from the area.
Gardaí were called to the scene at around 8pm on Tuesday night, when one man threatened to set himself on fire. A number of other demonstrators also doused themselves with petrol.
(JM/KMcA)
The injured man, who was treated at Beaumont Hospital for second degrees burns, was involved in a protest yesterday evening involving a number of people at Coolock Lane. He was transferred to the burns unit of St James last night.
It is understood the residents of an official halting site were protesting over plans to move them from the area.
Gardaí were called to the scene at around 8pm on Tuesday night, when one man threatened to set himself on fire. A number of other demonstrators also doused themselves with petrol.
(JM/KMcA)
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