Spot News, 2nd prize
Arne Jönsson
Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
01 January, 1977
Panaminian refugee Leopoldo Aragon (50) sets himself on fire in front of the US Embassy to protest US control of the Panama Canal and the signing of the new Panama agreement. He died in hospital a few hours later.
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