Police have been collecting evidence at the scene of the
incident, in the heart of the US capital
A man who set himself on fire on Washington
DC's National Mall has died from his injuries,
police say.
The man poured a can of petrol on himself before
setting himself alight on Friday. Police are investigating
the motive for the act.
Passing joggers used their shirts to try to extinguish the
flames.
The man was so badly burned that he will have to be
identified using DNA and dental records, police
spokesman Araz Alali said.
Officials said earlier that the man was still conscious
when he was flown from the Mall to hospital on Friday.
The incident came a day after police shot dead a
woman after chasing her car through the centre of the
US capital.
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