Woman sets herself alight in Spanish bank

19/02/13 07:24 CET

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A woman has been taken to hospital after dousing herself with flammable liquid and setting herself on fire in a bank in Spain. It happened in a town near the city of Valencia. No reason has been given for the woman’s action although Spanish banks are being blamed for a wave of mortgage foreclosures, evictions and at least five default-related suicides in recent months.

More about: Economic crisis, Spain, Valencia

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