A footballer tries to set himself on fire

A former Tunisian footballer (Monastir), Nizar Aissaoui, tried to set himself on fire in front of the police station where he had come to file a complaint once morest a street vendor. Aissaoui accused the seller of illegal increases.

The police did not follow up on his complaint. Worse, he was even accused of terrorism by the agents to whom he had complained.

Just following, in a video broadcast live by the player himself, he expresses all his anger and proclaims his innocence before burning himself in front of the police station.
The assistance had to intervene urgently to save him

The images are widely relayed on social networks.

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