A man set himself on fire Monday morning after entering a schoolyard in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, severely burning himself and injuring a boy who police believe may be his son.
The two were taken to a hospital, where the man was unconscious and listed in critical condition, police said. Their identities were not immediately known.
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