[Image]A person set themselves on fire outside the US Supreme Court on Friday, a spokeswoman said -- the second incident to raise alarm near the Capitol in Washington in a week. "At approximately 6:30pm local time, an individual went onto the plaza in front of the Supreme Court building and set themselves on fire," Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement."This is not a public safety issue," she said, adding that no one else was injured. ALSO READDate set for Kibaki's burialNews 1 hour agoMinistry: All is set for Grade 6 and junior secondary roll outNews 1 hour agoNo details about the person's health, identity or motives were provided. "A medical helicopter just landed near the Capitol for a medical emergency," US Capitol Police tweeted shortly after the incident.The helicopter landed on the plaza and airlifted the person to a local hospital, McCabe said. The area was inaccessible and under investigation on Friday.The incident comes days after the Capitol was evacuated when authorities sounded a threat alarm over a harmless parachute stunt.The alarm was triggered by a US Army parachute demonstration team's flyover at a nearby baseball stadium as part of a pre-game show. BY DAILY NATION
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"Person sets themselves on fire outside US Supreme Court"
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