Asylum seeker tries to set himself on fire at Melbourne detention facility

Another incident of self-harm has occurred in an Australian detention centre.

Source: AAP

An asylum seeker detained in the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation facility has been taken to hospital after trying to set himself on fire, according to advocates.

The 23-year-old from Afghanistan allegedly set a towel alight in his room on Sunday before a fellow detainee intervened.

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