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Kyrgyz Citizen Self-Immolates In Russia


Police in the Russian Urals city of Yekaterinburg say a Kyrgyz citizen has died after setting himself ablaze in a city park.

Police on November 24 did not release the name of the man, who was said to have set himself on fire late the night before.

Authorities did not say why the man killed himself.

The incident is under investigation, and police are trying to establish whether the man had any relatives in Yekaterinburg.

Based on reporting by Interfax and ITAR-TASS

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