A person drove his automotive into the fence surrounding the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, Romania, then allegedly set himself and the automobile on hearth and later died on the scene in what native media consider to have been an act of protest.

In keeping with Romanian 24-hour information channel Digi 24, the person was Bogdan Drăghici, chief of the group TATA (Anti-Discrimination Alliance of All Dads), which advocates for equal rights for moms and dads.

After crashing his automotive towards the embassy fence at round 6 a.m., in response to police, Drăghici allegedly shouted on the safety guards patrolling the constructing and set himself on hearth as they approached the automobile.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and extinguished the blaze, however they have been unable to avoid wasting his life.

There isn't any additional data but in regards to the potential motives behind the crash.

On Tuesday, Drăghici was sentenced to fifteen years and 4 months in jail for sexually assaulting and raping his daughter, a minor, in response to Digi 24. The investigation into the case had began in 2019 and no additional particulars have been instantly accessible.

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The outside of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest on March 27, 2018. ANDREI PUNGOVSCHI/AFP through Getty Pictures

For the reason that starting of the conflict in Ukraine, Russian embassies throughout Europe and all over the world have been focused by protests towards Russia's invasion of its neighbor.

A number of hundred folks gathered to protest in entrance of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest on March 27 and on April 3, with demonstrators holding indicators studying "Putin's conflict is concentrating on every considered one of us!", "Finish the conflict earlier than it ends you," and "Russians, cease the conflict."

Romania is without doubt one of the international locations that has welcomed giant numbers of the 4.2 million Ukrainian refugees who've fled the war-torn nation because the battle broke out in late February. In keeping with UN estimates, greater than 600,000 Ukrainians have crossed the border into Romania.

Diplomats Expelled

On Tuesday, Romania's international ministry introduced that the nation would expel 10 Russian diplomats who it stated weren't performing in accordance with worldwide guidelines.

"Romanian authorities have determined to declare personae non gratae on Romanian territory 10 folks working on the Russian embassy in Bucharest, provided that their actions contravene the Vienna Conference," the ministry stated in a press release on April 5.

It added that the ministry "firmly condemns the crimes dedicated in Bucha and different Ukrainian cities for which Russia is accountable."

Russia reiterated its stance on the civilian killings in Bucha, Irpin and different cities round Kyiv on the UN Safety Council yesterday, saying that photographs of executed civilians are faux information produced by Ukrainian and Russian media to discredit Russia.

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A lady holds a placard studying "Putin, arms off Ukraine" throughout a protest towards Russia's invasion of Ukraine within the entrance of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest on April 3. DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP through Getty Pictures