Efe Washington
Washington
Updated Monday, February 26, 2024-14:31
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An active-duty US soldier died after being burned to death this Sunday in front of the Israeli embassy in
Washington
and is in critical condition, according to the
Metropolitan Police
and emergency services.
In a video that was published on social networks, the soldier in a military uniform can be seen spraying himself with flammable liquid and becoming engulfed in flames while shouting
"Free Palestine"
in front of the diplomatic legation, in a central neighborhood of the American capital.
"I am an active member of the
Air Force
and I am not going to continue being complicit in genocide," says the man in the video in which he also points out that he wants to resort to a type of "extreme protest" against the conflict in
Gaza
, which It started last October 7.
Law enforcement responded immediately to the event, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, as confirmed by the Washington Metropolitan Police.
The Air Force confirmed that a member of that branch of the
Armed Forces
had been involved in the incident, but without providing further details.
The fire brigade and emergency services indicated that the man was rushed to hospital with "critical" injuries, while an explosives unit was deployed to examine a suspicious car, which ultimately posed no threat.
Protests against the Israeli response to the October 7 Hamas attack on its territory have spread throughout the United States with the common demand for a "ceasefire" in the face of the number of civilian victims of Israel's military operations in this densely populated enclave. populated.