He did it as a protest against the government's policy during the current recession and its austerity measures. He was wearing a t-shirt with the words "You have killed our future" written on it and yelled: "You have taken the bread from my children's mouths, you have killed the future of our children" right before he jumped.
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According to reports, the man's suffered a leg and a nose fracture. While they were taking him out on a stretcher, he yelled "Freedom!"
This is all over the news right now in Romania.