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| Tunisia street vendor sets self on fire |
| 2013-03-13 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] A Tunisian man is at death's door after immolating himself Tuesday (March 12th) in central Tunis. "This is a young man who sells cigarettes because of unemployment," the man shouted before setting himself afire on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, AFP reported. Passers-by rushed to douse the flames but not before the man, believed to be in his 20s, suffered serious burn wounds. The young man was still conscious as he was rushed to Ben Arous Hospital. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 if it was white smoke |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-03-13 21:10 |
| #6 Does this mean there's a new pope? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2013-03-13 19:23 |
| #5 Consider it the Tunisian equivalent of a Masters in Drama working as a barista, because there are no career openings in street theatre production. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-03-13 18:06 |
| #4 This is a young man who did not understand that his employment was selling cigarettes. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-03-13 15:02 |
| #3 "This is a young man who sells cigarettes because of unemployment," And lighters. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-03-13 13:31 |
| #2 I hope this starts a new fashion of shahid-hood (instead of blowing others alongside self). |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-03-13 06:12 |
| #1 Unless he was slapped by a female police officer before his self immolation, I can't see this leading to another Arab Spring. |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-03-13 04:56 |