Tunisian sets self on fire outside Libyan embassy in Berlin

A young Tunisian suffered life threatening injuries after setting himself on fire outside the Libyan embassy in Berlin on Friday, German police said, adding the man was known to embassy staff and his motivations did not appear to be political.

"A man came to the front of the Libyan embassy with a bottle of lamp oil. The security guards knew this man already, and there have been previous disagreements over his demands for money from the embassy," a police spokesman said.