A Tunisian has crashed a van into a perimeter wall of the United States embassy in Tunis, in what he said was an attempt to commit suicide.
| "I just couldn't take it no more..." |
Nabil bin Jab Allah, 39, âhad set light to a gas canister but was only slightly injuredâ when his van caught fire after slamming into the embassy wall overnight on Monday, said officials on Tuesday.
| "Ouch! Ooch! Ow! Hot! Argh! My lap!" |
Bin Jab Allah told investigators that he âwanted to commit suicide after he failed to obtain a visa which would have allowed him to return to the United States and be with his American wifeâ.
"Maudette! I pine for you!"
"Why wouldn't you give him a visa?"
"He's too emotional." |
Consular staff confirmed to AFP that there had been an accident outside the embassy premises overnight, but made no further comment.
| "Ummm... Yup. That's what happened, all right..." |
The perimeter wall bore no signs of the accident on Tuesday, but security had been stepped up outside the embassy.
| Dontcha hate that, when the wall's sturdier than the car? |
Two extra police cars and members of Tunisiaâs national guard were deployed, along with the usual security outside the embassy, which lies on the road linking Tunis to the northern suburb of La Marsa.
| "Park here, Mahmoud, and wait for awhile. He might have relatives." |
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