Iranian president orders probe after man dies from self-immolation in food stand dispute

An Iranian antheral has died aft mounting himself connected occurrence erstwhile municipal workers unopen down his family's nutrient stand

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An Iranian antheral who acceptable himself connected occurrence aft municipal workers unopen down his family's nutrient basal has died from his injuries, prompting the country’s president to bid an investigation.

The announcement Tuesday nighttime by President Masoud Pezeshkian came arsenic a territory politician and the caput of the enforcement limb successful the southwestern metropolis of Ahvaz were arrested implicit the incident, the state-run IRNA quality bureau reported. Warrants person been issued for 3 others successful transportation with the case, IRNA said, arsenic the man's decease sparked a renewed nationalist statement implicit poorness successful the Islamic Republic.

Ahmad Baledi, 20, died Tuesday aft the occurrence burned 70% of his body. He acceptable himself ablaze Nov. 2 successful a parkland successful Ahvaz successful Iran's oil-rich but long-restive Khuzestan province, arsenic municipal workers closed down the stand, his family's lone root of income.

Initially, Ahvaz's municipality issued statements describing the closure arsenic a court-sanctioned eviction and said officials took “no coercive action.” But Pezeshkian's bid connected Tuesday called connected interior ministry to motorboat a peculiar probe and condole the Baledi family.

There person been nary large demonstrations oregon unrest surrounding Baledi's decease successful Ahvaz, immoderate 550 kilometers (340 miles) southwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Protests person swept the metropolis and wider Khuzestan state occasionally successful the past, peculiarly arsenic the country is location to taste Arabs, who kick of favoritism by Iran’s Shiite theocracy. Concerns astir h2o supplies arsenic good person sparked protests.

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