A man who says he was disgruntled with the Veterans Affairs system strapped fireworks to his chest and lit himself on fire in front of the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday.
The incident prompted the Capitol building in Atlanta to be evacuated and the surrounding streets to be shut down. No one else was injured.
I’m at the Georgia State Capitol and troopers are blocking part of Mitchell street. There is a bomb threat after a man set himself on fire. #gapol
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