Asylum seeker sets himself on fire in south Cyprus after asylum bid rejected

A 24-year-old migrant set himself on fire outside the migration services office in Larnaca, south Cyprus on Wednesday morning.

The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday after the 24-year-old approached an official outside the migration services office.

He complained that his application was rejected and then set himself on fire, having brought flammable liquid in a bottle.

He is being treated for burn wounds at the Larnaca general hospital A&E department.

According to the Cyprus News Agency, he asylum seeker set himself on fire in protest after his asylum request was rejected.