02/26/2024

U.S. Airman Sets Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.

He later died from his injuries

On Sunday, an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force died after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., in apparent protest of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which he described as a "genocide."

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) identified the deceased demonstrator in a statement to TIME on Monday as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, whose identity and death were first reported on social media by independent journalist Talia Jane.

Bushnell, who was wearing fatigues on Sunday in Washington, was a DevOps engineer based in San Antonio, Texas, according to his LinkedIn profile.

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