An active member of the military of the United States (US) has set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, in an obvious act to protest against Israel’s devastating war on the city of Gaza.
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25-year old Aaron Bushnell was rushed to the hospital on Sunday with “critical life-threatening injuries”, as disclosed by Washington DC’s fire department.
Before the US Capital’s fire department arrived at the scene, officers of the US Secret Service had already killed the fire.
According to DC Fire and EMS: “At 12:58 PM @dcfireems responded to call for person on fire outside the Israeli Embassy. Arrived to find fire extinguished by members of
@SecretService Uniformed Division. 1 adult male transported critical life threatening injuries to an area hospital.
#DCBravest “
The US Air Force confirmed the incident involved a duty airman who was active.