Iranian rejected asylum seeker sets himself on fire in Germany

BERLIN: An Iranian man set himself alight Tuesday at a German regional government office where he had sought help after receiving notice that his asylum request had been rejected. The 35-year-old, who was not named by police, had approached two female officials at the Goeppingen district office near Stuttgart and showed them the asylum rejection letter. “The officials agreed to help him. But the man became aggressive,” said police in a statement. “He took a bottle from his backpack and doused himself with the liquid,” they added.