Asylum seeker stabs himself
A Nigerian teenager stabbed himself in the stomach at a public square after he was denied asylum, Austrian police said.
The 18-year-old, who has not been identified, was hospitalized and his life was not in danger, police said.
The incident occurred in the town of Steyr. Earlier in the day, the man learned that his asylum request had been denied and that he would have to leave the country.
The Austria Press Agency reported that he had lived in Austria for about 2 1/2 years.
The incident occurred amid a debate about the expulsion of asylum seekers.
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