Posts Tagged ‘set-himself’
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
The Tibetan protester who set himself alight in the Indian capital ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit this week has died.
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Tibet activist dies after self-immolation
Tags: capital, chinese, chinese-president, cnn, hu jintao, india, indian, president, set-himself, tibetan
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Monday, January 24th, 2011
Demonstrators are continuing to take to the streets in Tunisia, including in the town of Sidi Bouzid, the home of Mohamed Bouazizi, the fruit vendor who set himself on fire after he was humiliated by the authorities.

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Family mourn Tunisian martyr
Tags: authorities, bouzid, fire, fruit, himself-on-fire, mohamed, mohamed-bouazizi, set-himself, the-fruit, the-home, the-streets, the-town, town, tunisia
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
A man has set himself on fire in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in an apparent copy of a student’s protest in Tunisia which led to the government collapsing.

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Man sets himself on fire in Cairo
Tags: apparent-copy, cairo, egyptian, fire, rent, set-himself, the-government, tunisia
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