Man sets himself on FIRE outside Israeli Embassy in DC; rushed to hospital burn center

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By Maya Cantina

  • A man has set himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC
  • DC Fire and EMS responded to the embassy around 1 p.m. on Sunday 
  • He is in critical condition and was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries 

A man has set himself on fire outside of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC.

DC Fire and EMS responded to the embassy around 1 p.m. on Sunday and found the man with burn injuries, reported The Hill.

He is in critical condition and was taken to the hospital with critical and life-threatening injuries’.

A spokesperson from the Secret Service told DailyMail.com, ‘The U.S. 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.’

Video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed first responders on the scene outside of the embassy. 

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