Tibetan Man Dies After Self-Immolation Outside UN Headquarters in New York

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A Tibetan man identified as Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan in what appears to be a political protest. Witnesses saw him engulfed in flames while carrying a Tibetan flag before emergency services rushed to the scene. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Leaflets recovered nearby bore the slogan 'China Out of Tibet,' linking the act to the long-running Tibetan independence movement.

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