Syrian Hospitalized with Serious Burns after Self-Immolation in Beirut
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
A Syrian man has sustained third degree burns after setting himself on fire at a main square in Beirut, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday.
NNA said that Ahmed Mahmoud al-Youssef, 19, was taken to the Geitaoui hospital on Sunday night when he self-immolated by pouring gasoline over his body at Barbour square in Corniche al-Mazraa.
Medical examiner Kevork Kouyoumjian said al-Youssef remains in very serious condition in hospital.
Reports have said that the Syrian national had financial troubles and debts and was incapable of paying them.
29 April 2013, 13:28
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why on earth would someone pour petrol on themselves and light up. There are other ways of getting attention or releasing anger. What ever the reason is very sickening.
29 April 2013, 14:29
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T'as raison. Lebanon is an impossible country if you weren't born with a silver spoon in you mouth unless you resort to arms, theft, and terrorism.
29 April 2013, 21:50
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Yes, but the average person would not kill or maim himself. That would be a cop out. The following is sad by true. Planet Earth is a living organism. Though its growth and changes are slow, and us humans see it as day/night, seasonal changes, etc. If too much burden/stress is imposed on this living organism, it finds a way to fight and get it of it. Population growth, and the need to consume and survive is bringing us to a turning point.
