An Air Force member who set himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy on Sunday in an apparent pro-Palestine protest has died.
Secret Service vehicles block access to a street leading to the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 25, 2024.
The service member, who identified himself as Aaron Bushnell in a video he shot of the incident, said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” He added, “I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” before dousing himself in flammable liquid and lighting himself on fire. He repeatedly yelled, “Free, D.C. police also confirmed the man’s identity as Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas.
Bushnell self-immolated just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25. The incident was live-streamed on Twitch, with the video lasting just over three minutes. In the video, police officers appeared to approach Bushnell in the moments before he lit himself on fire. Off-camera, one asks him, “Can I help you, sir.”
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