Two people in Algeria themselves on fire on Wednesday, bringing the total number of countries where public suicide attempts in a week to seven, in response to a protest that led to a popular revolution in neighboring Tunisia.
A woman in her fifties soaked in a flammable product and tried to put the fire when she persuaded a local official continues, El Watan said day, adding she injured her hand in response.
Protested in front of City Hall south-west of Sidi Ali Benyoub of Algiers, when he denied a housing allowance, for the newspaper.
A 35 year old man was also in critical condition after setting himself Dellys located near the Town Hall, on the outskirts of Algiers, according to the report.
"It 'was taken (Tuesday) evening in a critical condition. Ninety-five percent of his body covered with third degree burns," a hospital official told AFP.
Local officials told AFP that the man was mentally ill and it was an isolated incident related to the recent spate of suicides in Algeria.
But he brought to seven the number of acts of selflessness in the country where the mounting public complaints about unemployment and rising costs have sparked protests earlier this month that left five dead and 800 wounded.
An unemployed father of six demanding jobs and housing was hospitalized on Tuesday after the fire itself. Four other Algerians were determined to go down since 12 January.
They were all following the example of 26 years, Mohamed Bouaziz who died in a car fire in a protest against Tunisia in mid-December. His death sparked the rebellion and brought the President of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to leave the country after 23 years in power.
Similar events have been recorded elsewhere in the Arab world, including Egypt, where one person died of his wounds on Tuesday.