Engineering student jumps from 187-metre Cairo tower. Video footage is circulating online of an Egyptian student who threw himself from the top of Cairo Tower over the weekend. Nader Mohamed, 20, was an engineering student at Helwan University reportedly going through a psychological crisis. Nader had informed a friend that he intended to commit suicide. In a widely shared post on Twitter Nader said he decided to kill himself after five years of study because university took away his soul, his life, his mind. According to the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, more than 150 25-30-year-olds have committed suicide in the last eight months, several by jumping in front of trains. Authorities have been criticized for their response to suicides - last year metro spokesman Ahmed Abdul Hady said: "The metro is not a suicide destination... the stations are not the place for psychologically disturbed people because they disrupt the lives of millions of citizens." Suicide and mental health public services are underfunded, professionals don't have adequate training and social stigma prevents people seeking help.
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