In Egypt, a man himself on fire before the Assembly

A man set himself on fire Monday, January 17, before the People's Assembly in Cairo, said at a parliamentary source, a gesture reminiscent of a 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 under 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 salesman 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-Ali AbidineBen last Friday.

In Algeria, a man who immolated himself by fire Saturday in a town near the border with Tunisia died Sunday, while three others have tried in recent days to do the same.

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