The man set himself on fire south of the White House, seen here (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI)

Washington (AFP) – A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, authorities said Thursday.

The man was identified as Arnav Gupta, from Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington.

He lit himself on fire around noon Wednesday on the Ellipse — south of the president’s residence — and died of his injuries that evening in the hospital, US Park Police said on Twitter.

Last month, a man set his jacket on fire just outside the White House fence on Pennsylvania Avenue. That man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

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