US EditionMultiple people set on fire in attack at Colorado march for Israeli hostages, suspect arrested, police say
- On June 1, 2025, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, attacked a group of pro-Israel demonstrators on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, injuring eight people with a makeshift flamethrower.
- The attack took place during a Run for Their Lives event aimed at highlighting the situation of hostages held by Hamas, occurring on the eve of the Jewish holiday Shavuot amid a surge in antisemitic incidents.
- Witnesses said Soliman shouted "Free Palestine" while launching an incendiary device toward the crowd, and authorities apprehended him peacefully, treating the incident as a deliberate act of terrorism.
- Eight victims ages 52 to 88 were hospitalized with burn injuries ranging from minor to critical, including a Holocaust survivor, prompting evacuation of multiple blocks and a tense law enforcement response.
- The FBI and local authorities are investigating the incident as ideologically motivated terrorism, highlighting a broader spike in antisemitic attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Man charged with hate crime in Boulder firebombing wanted to 'kill all Zionist people,' FBI says - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused of firebombing people marching to raise awareness of Israeli hostages in Gaza, had planned the attack for over a year, local and federal authorities said on Monday as they charged him with attempted murder and a hate crime. Soliman, 45, allegedly fired two Molotov cocktails into a crowd assembled for the weekly Run for Their Lives in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. Local authorities said on Monday that the nu…
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