Colorado: Man charged with murder after petrol bomb and 'flamethrower' attack at rally for Israeli hostages
A man has been charged with two counts of murder after people at a US rally in support of Israeli hostages were targeted with petrol bombs and a makeshift flamethrower.
Despite the charges, authorities are yet to confirm if anyone has died as a result of the attack - and there has been no update on the condition of injured victims.
Four women and four men aged between 52 and 88 were injured and taken to hospitals after being targeted by a man shouting "Free Palestine" in Boulder, Colorado, police said.
The force said the injuries ranged from "very serious" to "more minor" and one of them was in a critical condition.
The FBI says it was a targeted "act of terrorism" and named the suspect as 45-year-old Mohamed Soliman from El Paso County, Colorado.
He was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of 1st degree murder and two counts of 1st degree assault.
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