Australian man self-immolates after ranting against COVID vaccines

An Australian man was critically injured after he doused himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire in public on New Year’s Day after ranting against vaccines, according to local reports. The gruesome act of self-immolation occurred just after 8 p.m. local time in the Richmond section of Melbourne when the man poured the gasoline on himself and his vehicle while shouting expletives regarding the state of Victoria’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to the Herald Sun-- More...

A #Victorian man set himself on fire inside his car while screaming about #COVID19 vaccine mandates.

Shocked bystanders pinned down the man as police and firefighters doused him with water and rushed him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries#auspol #Melbourne #victoria pic.twitter.com/gfcZpx9f9h

— 5 News Australia (@5NewsAustralia) January 1, 2022