Dakar - Arab Maghreb independent press service - “the man stood on the sidewalk and doused himself with paint thinner,” eye witness says.
Abdoulaye Loum, who was standing at a bus stop nearby when the incident occurred, said “the man was holding a piece of paper in his hand which he held up as the flames swallowed him.”
The man collapsed to the ground and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A private radio station said the man was a soldier and that he was wearing his military fatigues when he set himself on fire.
This self-immolation comes on the heels of similar protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Senegal’s neighbor to the north, Mauritania.
Abdoulaye Loum, who was standing at a bus stop nearby when the incident occurred, said “the man was holding a piece of paper in his hand which he held up as the flames swallowed him.”
The man collapsed to the ground and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A private radio station said the man was a soldier and that he was wearing his military fatigues when he set himself on fire.
This self-immolation comes on the heels of similar protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Senegal’s neighbor to the north, Mauritania.
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