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Man dies after setting himself on fire outside New York UN
US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China
UN flag flies over the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Friends of the activist identified him as Lobga Rangzen, a 52-year-old resident of Queens, originally from eastern Tibet, who had been an advocate of Tibetan independence for more than a decade.
He was rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, Associated Press reported.
