US Airman Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in DC

Published on February 26, 2024

A member of the U.S. Air Force has died after setting himself on fire on Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington in an apparent protest of Israeli military operations throughout the Gaza Strip. In a graphic live-streamed video subsequently shared across social media on Sunday, a man identifying himself as Aaron Bushnell and as an active-duty Airman walked out in front of a gate leading to the Israeli embassy and poured an accelerant over himself before lighting himself on fire. He appeared to be dressed in a full set of camouflage fatigues. DC Fire and EMS Service responded to a call about a person on fire outside the Israeli Embassy at around 1 p.m. on Sunday. The emergency service reported taking the individual to an area hospital with critical life-threatening injuries....

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