The death of Tunisian soccer player Nizar Al-Issawi sparked anger among the people of his city, Hafouz, Kairouan Governorate, in the western center of Tunisia, yesterday evening, Thursday.
Clashes erupted between the security forces and the angry parents over the departure of one of their sons, after he set his body on fire last Monday in protest against his accusation of terrorism.
Nizar Al-Issawi
The authorities pushed heavy security reinforcements to the area before calm returned on Friday to the grieving city.
While condolences poured in for the late player among the Tunisians on the communication sites.
Nizar’s comment before burning his body
A dispute between a banana seller
This came after his wife, Basma Hammami, confirmed yesterday that her husband is in critical condition and suffers from third-degree burns.
The player, the father of four children, died yesterday evening, as a result of the severe burns he sustained, after he set his body on fire in front of the police station in Hafuz.
The former player in the Monastirian Union and Convoys teams documented the process of setting himself on fire with a video clip that he posted on his Facebook account, stressing that he “was wronged after he filed a complaint with the security authorities following a dispute between him and a banana seller.”
He also explained at the time that he wanted to inform the police that one of the vendors had broken the law by selling bananas at a price higher than the legal price, but he was charged with terrorism. He said, “They implicated me in a case that I had nothing to do with.”
