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Self-Immolation in Tiananmen Square Goes Unreported for 26 Days (Updated)

A 42-year-old man from Hubei province set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square on the morning of October 21, according to a British eyewitness who photographed the scene. From the Daily Telegraph: “The man did it right in front of me. He stepped over the low railing in front of the cycle-lane that runs past the picture of Chairman Mao. He was only two or three metres away from me,” reca