Attack on pro-Israel demonstrators in Colorado injures 8 people
Eight people have been injured in an attack on pro-Israel demonstrators in the US state of Colorado.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says a man used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the demonstrators in Boulder on Sunday.
The agency says eight people, aged 52 to 88, were taken to hospitals with injuries including burns.
The demonstrators were calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Islamic group Hamas.
The FBI says the attacker allegedly yelled, "Free Palestine," during the incident.
FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media that it was a "targeted terror attack."
Authorities have detained a 45-year-old man. They say he is also injured, and they are investigating him to determine the motive behind the attack.
Israeli forces are continuing to attack Gaza.
The incident comes less than two weeks after two Israeli embassy staff members were shot and killed in Washington.
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