Pro-Palestine protester self-immolates outside Atlanta’s Israeli consulate

The person, who is as yet not been identified, is in critical condition and a guard who attempted to intervene was injured

A protester with a Palestinian flag self-immolated on Friday outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, injuring a security guard who attempted to intervene, authorities said.

The person, whom officials did not identify, is in critical condition, the Atlanta police chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. The guard's condition was not immediately clear.