Tunisian football player Nizar Al-Essawi died after setting himself on fire in front of a police station in the city of Hafouz, following a dispute with a vendor selling bananas at an inflated price. There has been no immediate comment from Tunisian authorities regarding the incident. A video that circulated on social media showed Al-Essawi recording himself with a phone, shouting, "A dispute with a person selling bananas for ten dinars; I go to the police station, and they accuse me of terrorism. Terrorism, people, terrorism over bananas."
Before the incident, Al-Essawi posted on his Facebook page: "I am Judge Nizar Al-Essawi, I sentence the defendant Nizar Al-Essawi to death by burning because he is a man... I adjourned the session... Enough, I can no longer bear it; today the execution will take place." The Tunisian player Nizar Al-Essawi set himself on fire during a live broadcast. Al-Essawi, a player for the Nasr Jlma club, stood in front of the police station in Hafouz and revealed that he had a dispute with a banana seller who had filed a complaint against him. During the investigation, he was surprised to be accused of terrorism, prompting him to pour gasoline on himself and ignite it.
