Japanese Activist Commits Suicide in Protest

TOKYO (AP): A Japanese campaigner for Palestinian rights committed suicide by setting himself on fire in a Tokyo park to protest the Israeli security clampdown in the Middle East, a fellow activist said Monday.

Takao Himori, 54, poured gasoline over his body and set himself alight Saturday, said his friend Masao Adachi.

Police spokesman Koji Hata confirmed that a man burned to death over the weekend in the park, but refused to reveal his identity.