A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after setting fire to himself outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.
DC Fire and EMS were alerted at 1pm on Sunday and found the man with severe burn injuries.
Video from the scene shows emergency service personnel treating the man on the floor, surrounded by Israeli flags planted in front of the embassy lawn.
Reporter Talia James claims to have seen footage of the incident. She wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “The individual, wearing fatigues, introduces himself as ‘an active duty member of the US Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide’.
“After ignition, he repeatedly yells ‘Free Palestine’.”
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In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said: “An unknown person set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy building in Washington and is being taken to the hospital, no embassy staff were injured.”
DC Fire told Daily Express US crews were deployed at 12.58pm to reports of an “adult male” on fire outside the embassy.
The spokesperson said five members of the Uniformed Division of the United States Secret Service were present.
He added that the man suffered “life-threatening” injuries and is being treated in hospital.
A spokesperson for the Secret Service told Daily Express US: “The US 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.
“DC Fire & EMS responded to the scene and treated the individual prior to transport to an area hospital.”
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