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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Tahlia Kraefft

US Soldier On Fire Protesting Israel Eerily Similar To Buddhist Monk Who Burned Himself To Death In 1963

Aaron Bushnell standing outside of the Israeli embassy in Washington before setting himself on fire (photo credit: screenshot)

An US air force member who died after he lit himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. in protest against the war in Gaza, has been compared to a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who burned himself to death in 1963.

25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, succumbed to his injuries the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed on Monday.

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