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Desperate migrant sets self on fire in protest of border closure

The desperate refugee had reportedly filmed the incident as he set himself on fire in protest at European border closures.
Desperate migrant sets self on fire in protest of border closure
Desperate migrant sets self on fire in protest of border closure

News reports have revealed the desperation of a migrant which led him to set himself on fir in protest of border closures in the city of Macedonia.

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The footage shows the man running, with his sweatshirt and jeans on fire, through the refugee encampment at Idomeni near Greece's border with Macedonia.

The flames had eventually been put out by other refugees, with the young man rushed to a nearby to hospital.

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Greek police reveal that his injuries had not been life-threatening.

See photos above.

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