[Ennahar] A man set himself on fire Monday at the People's Assembly in Cairo, a parliamentary source told AFP, a gesture reminiscent of the young Tunisian who has triggered the riots in his country.
The man poured gasoline over his body before setting it on fire, then the police intervened to extinguish the flames, said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The man was then placed in an ambulance to be transported to a hospital. His condition is unknown, as are the reasons for his act.
December 17, a 26 years old Tunisian, Mohamed Bouazizi, had set himself on fire in protest against the seizure of his goods, sparking riots that led to the flight of President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on Friday.
In Algeria, a man who was slain Saturday by the fire in a town near the border with Tunisia died Sunday, while three others have tried in recent days to do so. |