Air Force member dies after self-immolation at Israeli embassy
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Air Force member dies after self-immolation at Israeli embassy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said Monday. AP AUDIO: US airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Israel-Hamas war protest. AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports an Air Force member has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington. In a statement Monday, the Air Force said, “The individual involved in yesterday’s incident succumbed to his injuries and passed away last night.” Later Monday, the Air Force said Bushnell was a cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio.

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