Saudi sets hair on fire

A Saudi man nearly had his face charred when he poured petrol on his hair and set it on fire but he was saved by friends.

After soaking his hair with petrol, the man used a lighter to burn his hair, apparently not expecting the fire to spread so fast.

A YouTube film showed he screamed and jumped upside down trying to put the fire off before his friends rushed for help.

Newspapers in Saudi Arabia did not say where the film was shot but quoted social media viewers as describing the man as reckless and stupid.