A YOUNG Tunisian has died after winning a bet to eat 28 raw eggs in one sitting, a local radio station reports.

Dhaou Fatnassi, 20, from the town of Kairouan, swallowed the eggs after his friends challenged him to do so for an undisclosed sum of money.

The young man then experienced stomach pains and was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival, Shems FM reported.

Originally published as Man dies after eating 28 raw eggs for bet