Shocking scenes

Man sets himself on fire at Trump trial

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A man has set himself on fire outside the courthouse where the Trump trial is taking place, two police sources confirmed to CNN.

The man walked into the park across the street from the courthouse and threw flyers in the air, a senior law enforcement official told CNN.

He then pulled something out of a backpack - it was not immediately clear what the item was - and set himself on fire, the official said.

Investigators are now swarming to collect the flyers the unidentified man threw into the air, another senior police official said. A CNN team on the scene observed one of the fliers. It read, "NYU is a mafia front" and contained various allegations of wrongdoing at the school.

At least one person used a fire extinguisher to try to put out the blaze, and a paramedic rushed to the man and tried to render aid, according to CNN's Laura Coates, who reported on the scene that unfolded in front of her outside the courthouse.

More details coming soon ...