ROME, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A Romanian man set himself on fire outside of the Rome palace of Italian President Giorgio Napolitano Thursday, officials said.
The 55-year-old man, whose name was not released, received emergency medical assistance shortly after he set himself ablaze and was taken to hospital, Italy's ANSA news agency reported.
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He suffered many burns, but was in stable condition, the report said.
Why the man set himself on fire was not reported.
