Man sets self on fire in Jerusalem

A man lit himself on fire in Jerusalem Monday afternoon, and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

The man, 21, set himself ablaze in an apartment in the capital’s ultra-Orthodox community of Sanhedria. The motives behind the act were not immediately clear.

A number of people have attempted to set themselves on fire around the country since a homeless man self-immolated at a rally in Tel Aviv in July to protest housing conditions in the country. He died of his wounds several days after the act, and another man, a disabled Israel Defense Forces veteran also died after setting himself on fire in a copycat act.