FBI investigating ‘targeted terror attack' in Boulder, Colorado, director says
A suspect attacked people with Molotov cocktails who were participating in a walk to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza. PHOTOS: SCREENGRAB FROM MISSNUNDRGROUND/X
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Kash Patel said on June 1 the agency was aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado.
While he did not provide further details, he said in a social media post: 'Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available.'
According to CBS News, which cited witnesses at the scene, a suspect attacked people with Molotov cocktails who were participating in a walk to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza.
The Boulder Police Department said it was responding to a report of an attack in the city involving several victims. It has not released further details but a press conference was expected later.
The attack comes just weeks after a Chicago-born man was arrested in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, DC. Someone opened fire on a group of people leaving an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee, an advocacy group that fights anti-semitism and supports Israel.
The shooting fueled polarisation in the United States over the war in Gaza between supporters of Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators. REUTERS
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