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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Protest Against Police

Authorities in Tunisia set a limit to the price of selling bananas at 5 dinars before the month of Ramadan - AFP

A professional footballer in Tunisia has died after setting himself alight earlier this week in what he called a protest against the "police state" ruling the country, his brother said Friday.

Nizar Issaoui, 35, suffered third-degree burns from his action in the village of Haffouz in the central region of Kairouan, his brother Ryad told AFP.

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