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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 01:29 PM Mar 2013

Tunisian dies after torching himself, unrest could follow

Source: Reuters

A jobless man who set fire to himself in the Tunisian capital died in hospital on Wednesday, a development which could provoke renewed anger against the Islamist-led government.

Adel Kedhri, 27, set himself on fire in the centre of Tunis on Tuesday.

"This young man is already dead", a medical source in Mourouj Hospital told Reuters.

The act recalled the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, whose death in December 2010 led to a revolt in Tunisia that spread across the Arab world.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/uk-tunisia-politics-immolation-idUKBRE92C0AL20130313

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Tunisian dies after torching himself, unrest could follow (Original Post) Bosonic Mar 2013 OP
Good grief that's awful Orrex Mar 2013 #1

Orrex

(63,157 posts)
1. Good grief that's awful
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 01:56 PM
Mar 2013

And I'm very glad that I re-read the subject line before posting a lame-ass joke. Big difference between an R and a U.

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