A Tunisian who set himself ablaze after he was denied the opportunity to meet three ministers who were visiting a town in south west Tunisia has died.
Ammar Garsallah, 48, had been in hospital since Thursday afternoon after he took part in a sit-in by a group of unemployed to call for jobs and better living conditions.
The social affairs minister, the industry minister and the employment minister were in town to assess the situation in the area hit by violence and high unemployment rates.
"He requested to meet the ministers who were visiting the town, but he had no answer," witnesses said. "He then doused petrol on himself and set himself alight without uttering a word," they said, cited by Tunisian media.
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