Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110124:11:37:00
Insulted by corrupt officials, he snapped and set himself on fire. >> this was really the spark, literally and figuratively, that set tunisia on fire. >> reporter: his suicide led to protests which brought down the dictator. when tunisia's government fell, men across the region followed azizi and set themselves on fire. at least seven in neighboring algeria, five in egypt, and others spreading to the edges of the arab world. this weekend the first self-immolation in saudi arabia, america's most important ally in the middle east. the international search for five americans lost at sea is over...