Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators
Prosecutors say Soliman planned the attack for a year and brought 18 Molotov cocktails, while Karen Diamond later died from her burns.
- Mohamed Soliman is scheduled to change his not guilty plea Thursday to federal hate crime and other charges linked to a deadly 2025 firebombing in Boulder, Colorado.
- Soliman is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to state charges last spring.
- Prosecutors said Soliman yelled “Free Palestine” and threw two Molotov cocktails at demonstrators supporting hostages taken in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
- Federal prosecutors accused Soliman of targeting the demonstrators because they were Jewish; the charges can bring life in prison after prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty.
85 Articles
85 Articles
Mohamed Soliman changes plea to guilty on federal charges in Boulder firebombing attack
The man who already pleaded guilty to more than 100 state criminal charges, including first-degree murder, for an attack on the Pearl Street Mall in June 2025, appeared in federal court on Thursday where he changed his plea to guilty on a dozen charges.
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D24&w=64&q=75){kind=small}
Boulder Firebombing Attacker Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes After Deadly Attack on Jewish Demonstrators
Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to 12 federal charges stemming from the June 2025 firebombing of demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, an attack that ... The post Boulder Firebombing Attacker Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes After Deadly Attack on Jewish Demonstrators first appeared on [your]NEWS.
Egyptian man who fire-bombed pro-Israel rally in Colorado pleads guilty to federal hate crimes, media reports
DENVER, Oct 29 - The man accused of throwing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado last year, injuring several people including a woman who later died, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal hate-crime charges, according to media reports. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Boulder attack suspect pleads guilty to federal charges
BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) -- Mohamed Soliman, the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a crowd of people gathered in support of Israeli hostages, pleads guilty to federal charges. According to our Denver news partners, 9News, Soliman pleaded guilty to the following charges: One count of hate crime resulting in death Seven counts of violation
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources are Center
![[your]NEWS](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.b-cdn.net%2Finterests%2Ffb6dc495f74049f513563c33352175eaa0ecd509.jpg%3Fwidth%3D60&w=128&q=75)
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
