A hospital in the Kairouan governorate in Tunisia received, on Monday evening, the football player Nizar Al-Issawi, who suffered third-degree burns, after he poured gasoline on his body and then set it on fire, according to the Director of Health in Kairouan, Dr. Muammar Al-Hajji.
Broadcasting site transfer "Mosaic FM" On the authority of the governor of Kairouan, Mohamed Bourguiba, this evening, Tuesday, that the medical staff is in the process of transferring the player to the severe burns center on board the equipped ambulance.
And the radio indicated that the player Nizar Issawi deliberately set himself on fire in front of the police area in Motamdia, Bahfouz, on the grounds that he was falsely accused of a terrorist case, after he went to the police station to file a complaint against the banana seller, who deliberately sold them at a price of 10 dinars per kilogram, according to what he said before the attempt. Suicide, via his official page on "Facebook".
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The player documented the moment he attempted suicide, through a video clip he posted on his Facebook page, and many people reported it.
During the video, a number of people tried to dissuade him from that, including a woman who appeared to be his wife, who also tried to dissuade him, but Nizar seemed determined through the video to set himself on fire, as he was very angry.
Nizar Al-Issawi (35 years old) played for a number of Tunisian teams, including Al-Ittihad Monastiri, Qawafil Gafsa, Tozeur newspaper, and Amal Hafouz.
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