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Massachusetts man shot in scuffle with pro-Israel crowd as video emerges of another who self-immolated

13 September 2024 23:04 BST

A pro-Israel protester has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, as well as violation of a constitutional right causing injury, after shooting a passerby who taunted and charged at the crowd carrying Israeli flags.

Authorities in Newton, Massachusetts -  a town less than eight miles west of Boston proper - said the scuffle happened on Thursday evening, and that the man charged in this incident - 47-year-old Scott Hayes - is a legal gun owner. 

In Massachusetts, a man set himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston on 11 September. He was transported to hospital with serious burns, but no further news on his condition is known. 

Video revealing his identity only surfaced via YouTube on Friday, though police have not confirmed who he is.

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Police officers stand guard as a man carrying an Israeli flag and an American flag looks on while other demonstrators protest in support of Palestinians, near Israeli consulate in Chicago, Illinois, on 20 August 2024 (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
A man is carrying an Israeli flag and an American flag looks on while other demonstrators protest in support of Palestinians, near Israeli the consulate in Chicago on 20 August (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)