Asylum seeker dies in Australia from self-inflicted burns
Demonstrators hold aloft placards during a rally in support of refugees that was part of a national campaign in central Sydney, Australia. Reuters file photo
A 23-year-old Iranian asylum seeker who set himself on fire at Australia's detention centre on the island of Nauru has died.
Australia's immigration department confirmed the man died at Brisbane hospital on Friday.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. His actions were a "political protest", according to the Nauruan government.
Australia sends asylum seekers it intercepts for processing at offshore locations, including Nauru, a small Pacific Island nation.
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