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An active-duty member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, according to the Air Force and local authorities..
The man, identified as Aaron Bushnell, was recorded saying, I will no longer be complicit in genocide before igniting himself..
Before his planned self-immolation, Bushnell reportedly sent a message to media outlets stating, Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian people..
The man was quickly extinguished by the Secret Service officers and was then transported by DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital in critical condition, and was later reported dead..
This incident is reminiscent of a similar event in December when a person set themselves on fire outside the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta as an act of political protest...
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