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Man throws flaming liquid on New York City subway, burns fellow rider

A man set a cup of liquid on fire and threw it at a subway rider in NYC, causing burns to the victim's body.
The victim, aged 23, was in the hospital recovering from burns on a third of his body after shielding his fiancee and cousin from the flames.
The suspect, a 49-year-old man, was arrested after police tracked his location through a stolen phone, but the charges against him are undisclosed.

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In Unprovoked Attack, Man Throws Flaming Liquid On Fellow New York Subway Rider

In an unprovoked attack, a man tossed a cup of burning liquid at a fellow subway rider in New York City, setting his shirt ablaze and injuring him. The attack happened on Saturday afternoon when 23-year-old Petrit Alijaj was about to board the train with his fiancee and cousin. All of a sudden, the suspect identified as Nile Taylor took a cup filled with liquid, lit it on fire and threw it at him. A video of the incident that has gone viral on s…

10 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Arab News

Man accused in fiery liquid attacks on New York City subway riders

NEW YORK: A man set a cup of liquid on fire and tossed it at a fellow subway rider in New York City, setting the victim’s shirt ablaze and injuring him, police said Sunday. The random attack happened on a No. 1 train in lower Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, city police said, adding that the suspect was in custody on an array of criminal charges. Authorities also charged the man in connection with a similar fiery assault on the subway in Februa…

10 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Breitbart

PHOTO: Man Burned While Shielding Fiancee During NYC Subway Attack

A man is accused of throwing flaming liquid onto another man on the subway in New York City, as residents endure rising assaults on trains.

10 months ago·United States

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The Post Millennial

Man douses subway rider with flaming liquid on downtown NYC train

"I protect my fiancée with my body.”

10 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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KIFI

Man arrested after throwing ‘flammable substance’ on stranger in NYC subway station, setting shirt on fire, police say

By Celina Tebor, Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A man has been arrested after police accused him of throwing a “flammable substance” on a stranger, setting his shirt on fire in a New York City subway station. Nile Taylor, 49, is facing eight charges, including assault, arson and reckless endangerment, after he threw an unknown flammable substance which ignited the 23-year-old victim’s shirt, according to the New York Police Depart…

10 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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