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Egyptian, Algerian, Mauritanian set selves alight (AP)

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pimg srchttpd.yimg.comapap20110117capt.d84f7647d1124bb0a0d91d149cb2a763d84f7647d1124bb0a0d91d149cb2a7630.jpgx130y87q85sigu91gwpk0XMCG1w2jEURssA alignleft height87 width130 altA monitor displays video of 48year old Abdou AbdelMonaam Hamadah, at a Cairo hospital, in Egypt, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, as unidentified plastic surgeon, right, talks about the medical case. Hamadah apparently set himself on fire Monday outside the countrys parliament in a personal protest, but the selfimmolation was thwarted when security officials and passing motorists used fire extinguishers to quickly put out the blaze engulfing the man. AP Photo border0 AP Protesters set themselves on fire in Egypt, Mauritania and Algeria on Monday in apparent copycat selfimmolation attempts inspired by the act that helped trigger a popular uprising in Tunisia.pbr clearalla relnofollow hrefhttpus.rd.yahoo.comdailynewsrssmostviewedhttpnews.yahoo.comsap20110117aponreusselfimmolationsYahoo! News Most Vieweda