Jobless man self-immolates in Paris

A 49-year-old unemployed man has set himself on fire in the France’s capital, Paris, in yet another incident which attests to the gravity of financial crisis in European countries.

On Friday, the jobless man set himself on fire in front of his home in Saint-Ouen, located some 6.6 kilometers from the capital after being told he was ineligible for unemployment benefits. Reports say that the man was transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.
On Wednesday, an unemployed French man succumbed to injuries he suffered after setting himself on fire in front of the state employment agency in the western city of Nantes.
Reports said that the man had informed the journalists of his decision, warning he would set himself on fire this week.
In August, another jobless man, aged 51, also died of self-immolation in the capital.
The number of jobless people in France has risen for the past 20 months, with economic analysts believing the rate would soon reach the record high set in 1997 of 3.2 million.
The French unemployment rate has increased since President Francois Hollande took office in May 2012, despite his promises to create 100,000 new jobs per year.