Buddhist monk sets himself on fire to protest slaughter of cattle in Sri Lanka

A Buddhist monk set himself on fire in Sri Lanka to protest the slaughter of cattle for their meat, authorities said Friday. It was the first attempt at self-immolation by a monk in that country. “Policemen near the temple doused the flames and rushed the monk to hospital,” a police spokesman said, according to AFP. “Just before setting himself alight, he shouted that his action was to protest the slaughter of cattle.”

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