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Thu 07 Jul 2008Man who set himself on fire over halting site conditions leaves hospital
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who suffered serious injuries when he set himself on fire in a protest in Dublin on Tuesday night has discharged himself from hospital.
Gardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade were called to the demonstration at an unofficial halting site in Coolock, where four men had doused themselves in petrol and threatened to set themselves alight. The men said they were protesting over poor living conditions and their treatment by the local authority.
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