VietNamNet Bridge – A young man in HCM City said he would "burn" himself after he collected 40,000 “likes” for his portrait on Facebook. The police detained the man for investigation of his motivation.

Police in District 6 in HCM City said Wednesday they were seizing a young man who burned himself to lure Facebook visitors.

This man posted his portrait on his Facebook page with the status: "If this picture gets 40,000 likes, I will pour gasoline on my body and burn myself and then jump into Tan Hoa Canal. Let’s share this to have something good to see!"

After just one day, this picture had hundreds of thousands of “likes”. Of course, the visitors only thought that he boasted to be famous online.

The guy named N.T. also posted a photo of the place where he would burn himself. He wrote that he would perform at 7pm on September 20.

Hundreds of people flocked to the site to see the “performance” but he did not show up. Police had to disperse the crowd.

At about 11pm of the same day, a video clip featured a man who burned himself and jumped into the Tan Hoa Canal. The man in the clip is believed to be the man named N.T.

It was reported that many curious people gathered at the site, N.T waited until 11pm to fulfill his “promise” and asked his friend to film the act.

Linh Nhat