What we know about man charged in attack in Boulder, Colorado
The Hindu
Fiery attack on Colorado demonstrators by man with flamethrower, FBI calls it targeted terror attack, suspect arrested.
A man armed with a makeshift flamethrower and other incendiary devices launched a fiery attack on demonstrators in Colorado who were calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Twelve people were injured, and the FBI described the violence as a “targeted terror attack”.
The suspect, identified by the FBI as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” during the attack on Sunday (June 1, 2025), according to Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Denver field office. Authorities believe Soliman acted alone.
He has been charged with multiple state counts and a federal a hate crime.
Authorities said the attacker targeted volunteers with Run for Their Lives, which organises running and walking events to call for the immediate release of Israelis being held in Gaza. The hostages were captured by militants during an incursion into southern Israel in 2023 that precipitated the latest Israel-Hamas war.
The group gathered on Sunday (June 1, 2025) at the Pearl Street pedestrian mall, a four-block area in downtown Boulder frequented by tourists and students. Witnesses said the suspect first used the flamethrower, then threw two Molotov cocktails into the crowd. Soliman was arrested at the scene.
Video from the scene shows a shirtless Soliman shouting at onlookers while holding two clear bottles containing a transparent liquid. Another video shows a witness shouting: “He's right there. He's throwing Molotov cocktails,” as a police officer with his gun drawn advanced on the suspect.
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty told reporters on Monday (June 2, 2025) that authorities uncovered 16 unused Molotov cocktails.
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