By Editorial,
A member of the US Air Force is in a critical condition after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington.
Officers from the US Secret Service extinguished the flames before the man was taken to hospital on Sunday afternoon with serious injuries.
The US Air Force confirmed an active-duty serviceman was involved but he has not been identified.
The police, the Secret Service and other authorities are investigating.
In a video that was live streamed on X formerly twitter, the man said he was a serving member of the Air Force.
Before setting himself on fire, he said he would “no longer be complicit in genocide” and he was heard shouting “Free Palestine” as he burned.
The Israeli foreign ministry said the man was not known to embassy staff. END.