美國國會廣場自焚男子身亡

WASHingTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the U.S. capital has died of his injuries, which were so severe that authorities will have to use DNA and dental records to identify him, District of Columbia police said Saturday.
美聯社華盛頓消息——週六，華盛頓哥倫比亞特區警方介紹，一名男子日前在美國國會廣場前自焚，最終傷勢過重身亡，由於嚴重燒傷，警方不得不利用DNA和牙科記錄確認該男子身份。

The man died Friday night at a Washington hospital where he had been airlifted, Officer Araz Alali, a police spokesman, said.
警方發言人Araz Alali說道，該男子是被空運送至華盛頓某醫院的，並於週五晚上在該院去世。

The man poured a can of gasoline on himself in the center portion of the mall Friday afternoon. He then set himself on fire, with passing joggers taking off their shirts to help douse the flames. Police had said he was conscious and breathing at the scene, but he was airlifted to MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
週五下午，該男子在國會廣場中心區域將一罐汽油淋在自己身上，並隨後點火自焚，經過的慢跑者緊急脫下T-恤幫助滅火。警方表示，該男子當時還有意識和呼吸，隨後被送往MedStar華盛頓醫療中心。

Police are investigating the man's possible motives.
警方正在調查該男子的自焚動機。

Lt. Pamela Smith of the U.S. Park Police said she was unaware whether he carried signs or had articulated a cause. One witness, Katy Scheflen, said that she saw a tripod set up near the man but that she did not hear him say anything intelligible before he set himself on fire. It was unclear whether the man was filming the incident.
美國園區警察Lt. Pamela Smith表示她暫不清楚該男子是否攜帶標誌或口頭說明自焚理由。目擊者Katy Scheflen說她看到該男子身邊樹立了一個三腳架，但她並未聽到該男子自焚前說過什麼話。目前還無法確認該男子是否有意導演了這場事故。

The immolation occurred in a city with jangled nerves following a Sept. 16 mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard and high-speed car chase outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. The chase ended with a woman being shot dead by police with a young child in the car.
該事件發生在近期一系列緊張事件之後，包括9月16日華盛頓海軍基地槍擊案和週三國會大廈飛車追逐案之後，後者的飛車追逐事件導致開車攜帶孩子闖國會的女子被擊斃。