New Self-Immolation Attempted in Bulgaria

An elderly woman in the Bulgarian town of Kazanlak attempted the latest in a string of self-immolations that have shocked the country.

The woman entered Saturday morning the office of a mobile phone operator with a container of flamable liquid in her hand and said she is going to set herself on fire.

Luckily, she fainted before committing the act, and a medical and police team dispatched to the site rescued her.

An investigation is under way.

A string of self-immolations perpetrated by people in dire economic and existential situations has in Bulgaria since early 2013.

Just this Thursday, a woman perished after setting herself on fire in the southwestern village of Ploski.

The life of a woman is in danger, after she performed a self-immolation in capital Sofia Tuesday.

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