Japanese man sets himself on fire in apparent protest at former PM's state funeral: media

Police officers and firefighters investigate at the site where a man who was protesting a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set himself on fire, near Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo on Sept 21, 2022. - Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters):A man set himself on fire near the Japanese prime minister's office on Wednesday (Sept 21) in an apparent protest at the government's decision to hold a state funeral for former premier Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated earlier this year, media reported.

The man was taken to hospital suffering burns to his entire body, while a police officer who tried to extinguish the flames was also injured.