"US Air Force Member Dies in Self-Immolation Protest at Israeli Embassy"

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"US Air Force Member Dies in Self-Immolation Protest at Israeli Embassy"
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An active-duty airman, identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Secret Service extinguished the flames, and the man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident is under investigation, and a suspicious vehicle linked to the man was also searched. No embassy workers were injured, and the Israeli Embassy stated that the man was "unknown" to embassy staff. This incident follows a similar one in Atlanta in December, where a woman set herself on fire in an apparent political protest.

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