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US Airman dies after setting himself on fire in DC [1]

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Date: 2024-02-26  

The Pentagon confirmed Aaron Bushnell, a 25 year old US airman, died of his injuries after he self-immolated himself outside the Israeli embassy in DC yesterday.

Officers from the US Secret Service extinguished the flames before the man was taken to hospital on Sunday afternoon.

Before setting himself on fire, he said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide".

In a video aired live on streaming site Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was a serving member of the Air Force.

Dressed in military uniform, he said he was "about to engage in an extreme act of protest." After setting himself on fire, he repeatedly shouted "free Palestine".

No embassy staff members were injured in the incident, said a spokeswoman for the embassy.

The incident happened at 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Sunday. A bomb disposal unit was sent to the site over concerns about a suspicious vehicle that could have been connected to the individual.

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