The man who set himself on fire died in the hospital. Press center of the Ministry of Health confirmed the information to 24-kg.com news agency.
The incident happened on Tuesday near the building of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek. The man doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire, the fire was extinguished by passers-by.
The ambulance took the man to the hospital with severe burns.