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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Zoe Tidman

Man dies live on TV while complaining in hospital about life in Iraq

A man has died live on-air while complaining about life in Iraq.

He can be seen having an animated conversation before collapsing while still on camera for TV station Alsumaria TV.

“There are no jobs,” he said. “People are tired.” 

The man had a heart attack and died immediately, Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital said.

He had gone to seek medical help at the Baghdad hospital, where he bumped into journalists doing a report there.

When he arrived, he got talking to the TV crew and a medical professional there and reportedly started telling them about his issues. 

Family members claimed he had fallen ill after authorities had taken away one of his shops, the hospital said. 

He started complaining about the situation for people like himself in the country, according to media reports.

The man then grabbed onto the medical professional next to him and collapsed while still live on-air. 

The hospital distanced itself from the man’s death, saying he had not been treated by a doctor before speaking to reporters.

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