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The Washington police department is investigating the incident
A US Air Force member 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".
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