Man dies after swallowing petrol in fuel-strapped Lebanon

A man has died in Lebanon after swallowing petrol he was siphoning out of his vehicle's tank, according to the country's national news agency.

The Lebanese National News Agency said the young man in the northern town of Bhannine died in hospital. The Syrian man's death comes as Lebanon struggles with a fuel shortage that has forced many businesses to close and left people relying on the black market.The central bank recently decided to end subsidies for fuel products, sending prices up to 10 times higher than they were last year., compounded by corruption and bad governance, which affects almost every part of life in Lebanon.

The UN estimates that 78% of the country's population is living in poverty, with soaring unemployment and a currency that has plummeted in value.

Brexit? 🙄

How’s this in our news?

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Natural selection at its best I’m afraid to say! I wonder if he tried placing a hand Granada in his but cheeks without the safety pin in place?

Only way to cap off that dumb arse stunt. is do it whilst smoking!

Hahahaha. How has this not happened in England yet?

🙏 to his family When that happened to me I threw up bucket loads and gave up smoking til after a shower Taste was there for hours after, as anyone who ever ran out of juice has had to do will relay Tragic it comes to this for peoples

If the shelves remain short of food we will all be drinking water

What?

Lebanon 78% live in poverty and yet no mention of the terrorist Hezbollah regime that has ruined that nation.

I was actually shocked, the media does not show in, 🇿🇦 and we have 7.8 Million unemployed.

Flooded his engine

They really need to put warnings on Petrol Pumps, imagine if he was smoking at the time.

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