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ABC News
an hour ago
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- ABC News
Colorado fire attack suspect overstayed his visa: US authorities
Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime after a fire attack on pro-Israeli demonstrators in Boulder.
CNN
6 hours ago
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- CNN
‘My congregants feel wounded, they feel enraged, and vulnerable and sad": Boulder Rabbi on antisemitic attack
Rabbi Fred Greene tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer how the Boulder, Colorado Jewish community is coping with Sunday's antisemitic attack.
Fox News
10 hours ago
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- Fox News
Boulder, Colorado suspected terror attack suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman faces murder, assault, other charges
Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is now facing murder, assault and other charges following what the FBI called a "targeted terror attack" in Boulder, Colorado, over the weekend. The violence Sunday against a pro-Israel group advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages left eight people, ages 52 to 88, with injuries, including one in critical condition, according to the FBI. Police responded to the area after receiving reports of a man with a weapon setting people on fire. Soliman was charged with murder in the first degree – deliberation with intent; murder in the first degree – extreme indifference; crimes against at-risk adults/elderly; 1st degree assault – non-family; 1st degree assault – heat of passion; criminal attempt to commit class one and class two felonies; and use of explosives or incendiary devices during felony. Soliman was also in the United States illegally, Fox News has learned. As of Monday morning, there have been no fatalities confirmed by either the FBI or Boulder Police Department. Soliman was booked into the Boulder County Jail on Sunday evening and remains held on a $10 million bond. "We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado," FBI director Kash Patel said. "Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available." Soliman, 45, was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries after his alleged attack on the "Run for Their Lives" group that was gathering on Pearl Street, police said Sunday night. The group is a grassroots organization that facilitates global run and walk events calling for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. This particular chapter of the group meets on a weekly basis, police said. Soliman was allegedly yelling "Free Palestine" during the attack, which was near the county courthouse on Pearl Street. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said the attack is being investigated as an act of "ideologically motivated violence," based on early information, evidence and witness accounts.
Yahoo
18 hours ago
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'Act of terrorism': 6 people injured in attack in Boulder, Colorado
Six people have been injured and reportedly burned in an attack in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday that the FBI is investigating as an act of terror. A suspect — identified as 45-year old Mohammed Sabry Soliman of Colorado Springs by local authorities — was encountered on the scene and taken into custody; he was treated at a hospital for minor injuries. About 1:26 pm, police received calls that a man with a weapon near the county courthouse on 13th and Pearl streets was setting people on fire, according to Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn. They found multiple victims with a range of injuries from serious to minor including 'injuries consistent with burns,' Redfearn said at a Sunday afternoon news conference. Officials confirmed six people ages 67 to 88 were injured. During an evening news conference, police said four of the victims were taken to Boulder Community Hospital, while two victims were airlifted to the Aurora, Colorado, hospital burn unit. Redfearn added they are 'fairly confident' the attack was the work of just one person. Police declined to comment on what the suspect would be charged with or when charges would be announced, but said they will bring full accountability for the attack. Eyewitness videos of the attack show a shirtless man holding what appear to be two Molotov cocktails and yelling 'Free Palestine!' at a group of demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. Witness interviews reported by the Boulder Daily Camera called the attack 'absolutely horrific and shocking' and also described Molotov cocktails on the scene. Israeli flags were seen on the ground. The suspect used a 'makeshift flamethrower' and threw an incendiary device, Redfearn and the FBI Denver unit confirmed at the evening news conference in Boulder. 'It is clear that this is a targeted act of violence and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism,' FBI Special Agent in Charge Mark D. Michalek said. 'It's our job — the FBI, the Boulder police, and our law enforcement and community partners — to bring these criminals to justice and keep these communities safe.' Special agents with the Denver FBI and their response teams are assisting local law enforcement with resources, processing the crime scene and interviewing key witnesses, Michalek added. The area was still being searched for explosive devices, and an evacuation zone was in place. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that the National Counterterrorism Center is working with the FBI on the investigation, in a social media post. President Donald Trump has been briefed on the attack, a senior White House official told POLITICO. The White House has yet to release a statement. Local chief Redfearn had stopped short of describing it as a terrorist attack in his first news conference Sunday afternoon, saying that it would be 'irresponsible to speculate on motive' at that stage in the investigation. 'We are not calling it a terrorist attack at this point,' Redfearn said. 'Once we have a clear motive, we will react accordingly.' This came shortly after FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino posted about the FBI investigating a 'targeted terror attack' in Boulder. 'This act of terror is being investigated as an act of ideologically motivated violence based on the early information, the evidence, and witness accounts,' Bongino posted on X. 'We will speak clearly on these incidents when the facts warrant it.' The attack comes after heightened protests surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, which has become a central part of the Trump administration's push to counter anti-semitism amid Trump's bid to broker a ceasefire deal in the region. The nonviolent pro-Israel demonstration organized by Run for Their Lives gathered on Pearl Street, local police said — though they cautioned earlier Sunday that there were many people out on the pedestrian-only open air street mall. The pedestrian mall is also popular with tourists and local college students. At the evening news conference, Redfearn and the local FBI confirmed that the suspect had been yelling 'Free Palestine.' Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he was monitoring the unfolding situation in Boulder, and his office is working closely with federal and local law enforcement. 'My thoughts go out to the people who have been injured by this heinous and targeted act on the Jewish community,' Polis said in a Sunday evening statement. 'We have overcome tragedies together and will get through this together as a community.' State Attorney General Phil Weiser also did not hedge his words — calling the act a 'hate crime.' 'From what we know, this attack appears to be a hate crime given the group that was targeted,' Weiser said in a statement. 'People may have differing views about world events and the Israeli-Hamas conflict, but violence is never the answer to settling differences.' Boulder's Jewish community denounced the attack, saying that the Run for Their Lives protestors were raising awareness of Israeli hostages in Gaza. 'Our hearts go out to those who witnessed this horrible attack, and prayers for a speedy recovery to those who were injured,' the community wrote in a social media post. The Jewish group Anti-Defamation League described the Run for Their Lives demonstration as a 'weekly meeting of Jewish community members to run/walk in support of the hostages kidnapped,' adding that they are monitoring the situation as they approach the Shavuot holiday — which celebrates the giving of the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai and began Sunday evening. One of the organizers for the Run for Their Lives group in Boulder had posted on social media raising awareness for the demonstration, saying that the group met in downtown Boulder every Sunday for a 'weekly humanitarian walk.' The attack comes more than a week after two Israeli embassy staffers were shot to death outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, with the suspect claiming his motive was defending Palestinians and Gaza while being taken into custody. It also comes four years after a shooter at a grocery store in Boulder took four lives, and was sentenced to life in prison. In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's home was firebombed with Molotov cocktails thrown through the governor's mansion windows in what was described as an attempt on his life. The suspected arsonist reportedly claimed in a 911 call he attacked the governor in defense of Palestinians. 'It is absolutely horrific what happened to him," Attorney General Pam Bondi said of Shapiro.
Times of Oman
21 hours ago
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- Times of Oman
FBI Chief says it is investigating "targeted terror attack" in Colorado
Colorado: FBI Director Kash Patel said on Sunday that the agency is investigating a "targeted terror attack" in Boulder, Colorado. Police in Boulder are responding to the attack at the Pearl Street Mall, where they say several people have been injured, ABC News reported. The incident took place at the intersection of 13th Street and Pearl Street on Sunday afternoon (local time), ABC News reported. In a post on X, Patel stated, "We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available." Authorities have evacuated the area from Broadway to the west, Pine Street to the north and 16th Street to the east, and Walnut Street to the south and have been conducting the probe into the incident, as per the report.
