US air force member dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy

Flags and posters of kidnapped people are seen outside of the Israeli Embassy, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in Washington. An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he "will no longer be complicit in genocide." Picture: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

A serving member of the US air force has died after he set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC while declaring he “will no longer be complicit in genocide”.

The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said.