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Man sets himself on fire by Senegal presidency

19.2.11

Man sets himself on fire by Senegal presidency: [washingtonpost.com] "DAKAR, Senegal -- A man set himself on fire in front of the presidential palace in Senegal on Friday, the latest self-immolation on the African continent.

Witnesses said the man stood on the sidewalk and doused himself with paint thinner, though others said it was gasoline. It was not immediately clear why he set himself alight, but 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."


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