Boulder suspect says he 'got scared' and didn't complete attack: Live updates
Boulder suspect says he 'got scared' and didn't complete attack: Live updates Police say Mohamed Sabry Soliman arrived at the scene Sunday with 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two while yelling 'Free Palestine."
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Jewish Boulder resident recounts attack at pro-Israel protest
Lisa Turnquist, a Jewish Boulder resident, used her a towel she had to smother flames on an elderly woman after an attack at a pro-Israel protest.
Soliman is accused of attacking a weekly pro-Israeli "Run for Their Lives" demonstration on Sunday.
Twelve people ages 52 to 88, suffered burns ranging from serious to minor, police said.
The man accused of the fiery assault on pro-Jewish protesters in Boulder, Colorado, did not complete his attack plan 'because he got scared and had never hurt anyone before,' police wrote in an affidavit.
Boulder Detective John Sailer wote that the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman arrived at the scene Sunday with 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two while yelling 'Free Palestine.'
Soliman, 45, told authorities he took a class and learned to shoot a gun while planning the attack, the affidavit says. He later found out he could not purchase one because he was not a U.S. citizen. He then taught himself how to make Molotov cocktails from YouTube videos, the affidavit says.
Soliman, a native of Egypt who lives in Colorado Springs, is accused of attacking a weekly "Run for Their Lives" demonstration on Sunday. Twelve people ages 52 to 88 suffered burns ranging from serious to minor, police said.
A federal affidavit charging Soliman with a hate crime and attempted murder says he targeted the 'Zionist group." Soliman said he learned about the demonstration from an online search and wanted to keep Zionists from taking over "our land" of Palestine, according to the affidavit. It says Soliman, the father of five, told investigators he planned the attack for a year and waited for a daughter to graduate before executing it.
12 burned in Boulder attack: Suspect charged with federal hate crime
Boulder suspect's next court date is Thursday
Soliman also faces state charges including attempted murder, use of incendiary devices and related offenses.
Soliman appeared in court on Monday and was ordered held on $10 million bond. He is due back in court on Thursday.
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