Yemeni man sets himself on fire outside Cabinet

Sanaa: Medical officials say a Yemeni man set himself on fire outside the Cabinet building in the capital Sanaa.

The officials say Abdel-Hakim Hamoud Qasim is in critical condition after today`s self-immolation. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. His cousin, Mohammed Qasim, says Abdel-Hakim was protesting a complaint he had filed to the Ministry of Petroleum against Canadian oil and gas company Nexen, which he worked for as a driver for 16 years until 2006. Mohammed says his cousin was severely injured on the job in Yemen and only paid USD 3,000 after the accident. The company could not be immediately reached for comment. A similar act of self-immolation in Tunisia last year helped trigger a series of uprisings in Arab countries, including Yemen. PTI