Published: 12 Nov 2013 - 06:33 am | Last Updated: 28 Jan 2022 - 07:42 pm
TUNIS: A 32-year-old man from a poor neighbourhood of the Tunisian capital set himself on fire outside a government building yesterday, the emergency services said. He suffered third-degree burns to his face, chest and hands and was rushed to a specialist medical clinic in the Ben Arous suburb of Tunis, said emergency services representative Mongi El Kadhi. Hailing from the impoverished Intilakha district, the young man was a victim of deprived social circumstances and suffered psychological problems, and had tried to kill himself last month by leaping from an electricity pylon, Kadhi said. Agencies