The Nation - News from Sept. 1, 1987
A man who indicated he was distraught over religious persecution and re-emergence of a dreaded secret police force in his native Haiti died after setting himself on fire on the Boston Statehouse steps. Cab driver Antoine Thurel, 56, set up a hand-lettered sign and poured two to three gallons of flammable liquid over himself before setting himself afire, authorities said. “I want to offer myself in holocaust for the complete liberation of my country,” the placard said.
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