Algerian man sets himself on fire outside justice ministry

A man from western Algeria set himself on fire Sunday outside the justice ministry in Algiers, AFP reports. Identified as Faouzi Zegout, he was protesting a pending court ruling over an unauthorized fundraiser he organized. Security guards extinguished the flames, and Zegout was hospitalized with minor injuries. In a video, he accused a local judge of unjustly threatening him with a 10-year sentence and appealed to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to address the case. Self-immolations are rare in Algeria.