Man sets himself on FIRE outside Israeli Embassy in DC; rushed to hospital burn center

Daily Mail ^ | 2/25/24 | Rachel Bowman

[Libloather]

A man has set himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.

Authorities responded to the embassy around 1 p.m. on Sunday and found the man with burn injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department told DailyMail.com.

He is in critical condition and was taken to the hospital by DC Fire and EMS with critical and life-threatening injuries.'

A spokesperson from the Secret Service told DailyMail.com, 'The U.S. Secret Service, Uniformed Division responded to the 3400 Block of International Drive, NW, DC regarding an individual that was experiencing a possible medical / mental health emergency.'

**SNIP**

The Metropolitan Police Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal was called to the scene in reference to a suspicious vehicle that may be connected to the individual.

Video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed first responders on the scene outside of the embassy.

The investigation is ongoing.

A similar incident occurred in December when a pro-Palestine protestor set themselves ablaze outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.

The city's police chief, Darin Schierbaum, described the incident as an 'extreme act of political protest,' and said a Palestinian flag was recovered from the scene.

At least two people were injured in the act of self-immolation, including a security guard who attempted to intervene.

[gundog]

[Drew68]

Update - Aaron Bushnell died from his injuries.

Footage of the protestor who set himself on fire at the Israeli embassy was out. The burning is censored, but use caution watching it as it's disturbing.

[Libloather]

Oh my.

[smokingfrog]

Brainwashed white american anarchist.
He really showed ‘em.

[Chewbarkah]

I wonder how many Palestinians have given his gesture a second thought. Or even a first thought.

I also wonder what his parents/family if any think of this. Very sad for them.

[smokingfrog]

I’m sure his parents are devastated.

If he didn’t want to obey his orders, he should have refused and faced the consequences. Sounds like to me he was not cut out for military service, which indicates how hard up they might be these days.