A man set fire to himself in Rada'a district, Al-Bedea province, as he tried to commit suicide in protest against the Yemeni government.
Security sources and witnesses said Saleem Al-Amrani poured gasoline on his body hoping ot die rather than live a difficult life.
Sources said that he was taken to a hospital in Sana'a.
This action by the young Yemeni came after a young Muhammad Bouazizi set fire to himself in the city of Sidi Bouzid on 17 December in protest at the humiliating treatment from the police in Tunisia.