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Topic: Aaron Bushnell

Fire extinguishers are seen at the scene as officials inspect the scene at the park across from Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, after a man reportedly set himself on fire during the trial of US President Donald Trump, in New York,United States on April 19, 2024. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

History of self-immolation as protest

Doyle Calhoun
Police take security measures and investigate the crime scene after 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the US Air Force, set himself on fire Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. in protest against the war in Gaza on February 25, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A self-immolation and American reckoning

Kody Cava
Police take security measures and investigate the crime scene after 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the US Air Force, set himself on fire Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. in protest against the war in Gaza on February 25, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Airman dies in self-immolation over Gaza

Gabriella Ferrigine
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