The self-immolation by a graduate vegetable seller that triggered the Tunisian uprising and brought down the government of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is leading the desperately poor in neighbouring countries to follow suit.
On Monday, Abdou Abdel Moneim Gaafar, the 49-year-old owner of a restaurant set himself ablaze on the pavement in front of the parliament building in Cairo, the Egyptian daily Al Masri Al Youm reported on its website. Before soaking himself with gasoline and lighting the match, Mr. Gaafar shouted that his country’s establishment had denied him his rights.
On Monday, Abdou Abdel Moneim Gaafar, the 49-year-old owner of a restaurant set himself ablaze on the pavement in front of the parliament building in Cairo, the Egyptian daily Al Masri Al Youm reported on its website. Before soaking himself with gasoline and lighting the match, Mr. Gaafar shouted that his country’s establishment had denied him his rights.
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