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A US airman has died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.
The man was identified by police as Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas.
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 a streaming site, Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was a serving member of the Air Force.
The man was identified by police as Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas.
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 a streaming site, Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was a serving member of the Air Force.
Aaron Bushnell: US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington
Secret Service agents extinguished the flames during the incident on Sunday afternoon.
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