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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 with serious injuries.
Before setting himself on fire, he said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide".
In a video that was live streamed on Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was a serving member of the Air Force.
The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington said that they were "not confirming the authenticity of the video".
No embassy staff members were injured in the incident, said a spokeswoman for the embassy.
The incident happened at 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Sunday.
A bomb disposal unit was sent to the site over concerns about a suspicious vehicle that could have been connected to the individual.
This was later declared safe after no hazardous materials were found.
DC police said officers were working with the US Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to investigate the incident.
It is not the first time someone has self-immolated in front of an Israeli diplomatic mission in the US.
In December, a protester set themselves on fire in front of the Israeli consulate in the US state of Georgia.
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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 with serious injuries.
Before setting himself on fire, he said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide".
In a video that was live streamed on Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was a serving member of the Air Force.
The Metropolitan Police Department in Washington said that they were "not confirming the authenticity of the video".
No embassy staff members were injured in the incident, said a spokeswoman for the embassy.
The incident happened at 13:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Sunday.
A bomb disposal unit was sent to the site over concerns about a suspicious vehicle that could have been connected to the individual.
This was later declared safe after no hazardous materials were found.
DC police said officers were working with the US Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to investigate the incident.
It is not the first time someone has self-immolated in front of an Israeli diplomatic mission in the US.
In December, a protester set themselves on fire in front of the Israeli consulate in the US state of Georgia.