Earlier today, an active duty U.S. Air Force member set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
He shouted out in protest, “I will no longer be complicit in genocide,” then repeated, “Free Palestine!” while burning.
Take a look at the disturbing scene for yourself:
🚨BREAKING: An active duty member of the U.S. Air Force sets himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington
"I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”
While on fire, he repeatedly yells “Free Palestine.”
My take? He seems to have made a very bad decision…..… pic.twitter.com/VKzAY0ZpMi
— DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) February 26, 2024
Man sets himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in DC
Allegedly he is a member of the US Air Force and shouted that he will “no longer be complicit with genocide” and repeatedly yelled “Free Palestine” after ignition
He is currently in critical condition at a hospital pic.twitter.com/Eg9YcwDKgX
— HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) February 25, 2024
Here is the full video (warning: GRAPHIC):
A difficult-to-watch video shows Aaron Bushnell, a member of the U.S. Air Force, setting himself on fire in protest in front of the Israeli embassy in DC. He stated, "I will no longer be complicit in genocide" pic.twitter.com/tkN0R89d7I
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) February 26, 2024
The man, whose name has not been released, is currently in critical condition.
ABC News reported:
An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force was critically injured Sunday after setting himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, walked up to the embassy shortly before 1 p.m. and began livestreaming on the video streaming platform Twitch, the person said. Law enforcement officials believe the man started a livestream, set his phone down and then doused himself in accelerant and ignited the flames. At one point, he said he “will no longer be complicit in genocide,” the person said. The video was later removed from the platform, but law enforcement officials have obtained and reviewed a copy.
CBS News added:
An active-duty U.S. Air Force member is in critical condition after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, officials said.
The man set himself on fire around 1 p.m. ET and both the U.S. Secret Service and Metropolitan Police Department responded, the agencies said.
The embassy said in a statement to CBS News that no staff members were injured and the person who set himself on fire was not known to the embassy.
MPD also investigated a “suspicious vehicle” it said may be connected to the man who set himself on fire, but that vehicle was cleared around 4 p.m.
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