Tunisia's oldest man celebrates 119th birthday

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STORY: Hussein Al-Missaoui recently celebrated his 119th birthday

making him the oldest living person in Tunisia

Location: Kasserine, Tunisia

“I don't know how old I am, I don't keep count.”

Al-Missaoui experienced both World Wars

and took part in the Tunisian liberation movement against the French

He says he spent his life in the mountains surviving on grass

“A month and a half ago, my movement decreased, I can no longer walk, my wife is still in good health, and she helps me move.”