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US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)

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“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”

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[–] amzd@kbin.social 87 points 10 months ago (5 children)

as he was engulfed in flames they started yelling at him to get down on the ground. They even drew their guns on the burning man before someone pushed them to get fire extinguishers to extinguish the fire.

Stop killing yourself or I'll shoot you! lmao

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

They would shoot at the fire, not the person, duh.

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