CAIRO: 25-year-old Ahmed Hisham el-Sayed died at 3pm on Tuesday from burns he sustained after setting himself on fire in Alexandria on Tuesday morning, said a spokesman from Egypt's Ministry of Health. Sayed was the third Egyptian in two days to set himself on fire. According to his family, the unemployed man set himself on fire on his building's rooftop. His family said he is suffering from psychological problems. Sayed was taken to a hospital in Ras el-Teen where he died from his injuries. Earlier Tuesday morning, 63-year-old lawyer Mohamed Farouk set himself ablaze outside the Egyptian parliament. Farouk was moved to the burn unit at Mounira General Hospital, according to a tweet by opposition figure Ayman Nour, who was barred from entering the hospital by security. No statements have been made regarding Farouk's condition. Tuesday's acts of self-immolation follow another instance on Monday, in which 49-year-old Abdou Abdel Moneim Gaafa set himself ablaze outside Egypt's Parliament because he could not afford to buy bread. He was also taken to Mounira hospital, and no reports have been made regarding his condition. BM
