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Monday, February 26, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 26, 2024
Pentagon says airman’s death after self-immolation outside Israeli embassy a ‘tragic event’
A US Secret Service police vehicle is parked outside of the Israeli embassy, on February 26, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The Pentagon says that the death of an airman who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington over the weekend, was a tragic event.
Pentagon spokesman Major General Patrick Ryder says US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was following the situation.
The service member set himself on fire in an apparent act of protest against Israel’s war in Gaza.
