"Aaron Bushnell: The Tragic Story of a US Airman's Self-Immolation"

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"Aaron Bushnell: The Tragic Story of a US Airman's Self-Immolation"
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Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old U.S. Air Force member and engineering student at Southern New Hampshire University, set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., in protest of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling it "genocide." He died from his injuries, and the Secret Service is investigating his motives. Bushnell had enrolled at SNHU to pursue a computer science degree and was scheduled to start the upcoming term.

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