Georgia Tech student Saamar Akhshabi dies from injuries after setting himself on fire last month

Mar 6, 2014 - 22:40
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Georgia Tech student Saamar Akhshabi dies from injuries after setting himself on fire last month
Saamar Akhshabi

GA Daily News has leaed the Georgia Tech student severely bued by an incendiary device inside his midtown Atlanta apartment last month has died.

Officials said Saamar Akhshabi died from his injuries this moing.

Police were called out to Akhshabi apartment last month after a reported explosion. When investigators arrived on scene they found the inteational student with severe bus to his hands, arms and chest.

Inside Akhshabi’s apartment, investigators said they found a Molotov cocktail and several plastic bottles with flammable liquid inside.

Authorities said he had third-degree bus on 90 percent of his body.

The incident report from that night revealed investigators took three laptops, three cellphones, two jump drives and homemade movies from Akhshabi's apartment.

Investigators have not said why they believe Akhshabi had the flammable materials inside his apartment.

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