LTTE supporter self-immolates in Geneva

A man, believed to be a supporter of LTTE, set fire to himself on Thursday morning in front of the UN's Human Rights Committee building in Geneva, Swiss media said quoting Swiss police.

There was a photo of a soldier next to him with a symbol of the Tamil Tigers, the armed group in Sri Lanka, as well as documents on self-immolation of Tibetans in Tibet.

The man was first taken to hospital in Geneva and later by helicopter to Lousanne's University Hospital, but died before he could be identified.