Yet Another Man Sets Himself Ablaze in Crisis-Stricken Bulgaria

Society | May 1, 2013, Wednesday // 12:34
Bulgaria: Yet Another Man Sets Himself Ablaze in Crisis-Stricken Bulgaria The incident took place in the town of Smolyan. File photo

A man set himself on fire in front of a retail store the Bulgarian mountain town of Smolyan early on Wednesday.

The man, whose identity and motives are yet to be revealed, was rushed to hospital, according to reporters.

Bulgaria has witnessed an unprecedented wave of self-immolations recently, with at least seven people setting themselves on fire since mid-February. Five of them passed away.

Recent protests throughout the EU's poorest nation forced the previous government to resign in February.

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