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February 15, 2011

Self-Immolation Protests Spread to Morocco 
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In Morocco, a 26-year-old former soldier died Sunday after setting
himself on fire. The Moroccan Human Rights Association said the man had
faced economic hard times after he was dismissed from the army in July.
In Algeria, an unemployed man and father of six died on Friday after
setting himself on fire. At least four Algerians have died from
self-immolation since January. In Tunisia, it was the self-immolation of
a young street vendor that helped spark the populist uprising that led
to the resignation of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.



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