TORONTO — A man apparently tried to kill himself during a live broadcast of NBC’s Today show on Thursday.
“There was an incident on the plaza,” host Matt Lauer told viewers shortly after 8:00 a.m. “A man out there attempted to harm himself with a knife. He did manage to cut himself. He did harm himself in some way.”
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The apparent suicide attempt was not seen on the broadcast.
According to witnesses, a man believed to be in his 50s pulled out a box cutter and slashed his wrists at about 7:50 a.m. outside the Today studio at Rockefeller Center.
Security guards contained him until police took over the scene. The man was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital, according to a report.
No one else was injured in the incident.
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