Tunisian Player Sets Self Ablaze Over ‘Police Injustice’

Tunisian striker Nizar Issaoui has died after setting himself on fire in protest against ‘police injustice’.

Issaoui, a former player for US Monastir, set himself on fire outside a police station on Thursday.

The player, who suffered a third-degree burn was unable to survive after being rushed to the hospital.

The footballer had claimed police accused him of “terrorism” when he complained about the price of a banana.

The dad-of-four had published a video on Facebook saying he was protesting against police as he had been falsely accused of terrorism in Haffouz, Kairouan, central Tunisia.

A video selfie circulating on social media shows Issaoui screaming: “For a dispute with someone selling bananas at 10 dinars (£2.65), I get accused of terrorism at the police station.

“Terrorism for a complaint about bananas.”