FBI link to White House blaze man

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BBC


A Middle Eastern man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Monday is a disgruntled FBI informer, the Washington Post newspaper has said.

The daily said the man had threatened to kill himself because the FBI had broken promises involving money, citizenship and identity protection.

The man, who the paper named as Mohamed Alanssi, 52, had been discussing his work with journalists, it said.

He is in a critical condition after receiving burns to 30% of his body.

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