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a day ago
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Colorado fire-bomb suspect's family being held for deportation
The family of the Egyptian national charged with throwing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado has been taken into federal custody and could be swiftly deported, US officials say. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media post that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had taken Mohamed Sabry Soliman's family into custody. Federal officials have said Mr Soliman, who lived in Colorado Springs with his wife and five children, was in the US illegally, having overstayed a tourist visa and an expired work permit. Ms Noem said federal agents were also investigating "to what extent" his family knew about the attack, and if they provided any support. ICE did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for more details about the detention of Mr Soliman's family. According to local media reports, the family members include two teenagers and three younger children. FBI and police officials said on Monday that the family had cooperated with investigators, adding Mr Soliman said he acted alone. The White House, in a social media post, said Mr Soliman's family was in ICE's custody for "expedited removal", adding they "could be deported as early as tonight". Department of Homeland Security officials said Mr Soliman entered the US in August 2022 on a tourist visa, filed for asylum the following month, then remained in the country after his visa expired in February 2023. The Sunday attack in Boulder, Colorado, injured a dozen people, many of them elderly. It targeted people at an event organised by Run for Their Lives, an organisation devoted to drawing attention to the hostages seized during Hamas's 2023 terror attack on Israel. An affidavit said the suspect threw two lit Molotov cocktails at individuals participating in the pro-Israel gathering, yelling, "Free Palestine" as they ignited in the crowd. Mr Soliman, 45, told investigators he wanted to "kill all Zionist people" but had delayed the attack until after his daughter graduated from high school. He has been charged with attempted murder, assault and a federal hate crime. Police and FBI affidavits quoted Mr Soliman as saying he took firearms training to obtain a concealed-carry permit but ended up using Molotov cocktails because his non-citizen status blocked him from buying guns. Mr Soliman told investigators he had learned how to make the firebombs from YouTube. Federal and local authorities have said Mr Soliman had done nothing to draw law enforcement attention prior to Sunday's attack. Reuters
Reuters
2 days ago
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Family of Colorado fire-bomb suspect taken into ICE custody
June 3 (Reuters) - The family of the Egyptian national charged with tossing gasoline bombs at a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado was taken into federal custody on Tuesday, officials said. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media video post that ICE had taken into custody the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who lived in Colorado Springs and who federal officials have said was in the U.S. illegally, having overstayed a tourist visa and an expired work permit. Noem said while Soliman will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, federal agents were also "investigating to what extent his family knew about this horrific attack – if they had any knowledge of it or if they provided any support for it." ICE did not immediately respond to a request for more details about the detention of Soliman's family. According to local media reports, Soliman's family included two teenagers and three younger children. FBI and police officials had said on Monday that the family has cooperated with investigators. The suspect told investigators he acted alone. Department of Homeland Security officials said Soliman entered the United States in August 2022 on a tourist visa, filed for asylum the following month, and remained in the country after his visa expired in February 2023. The Sunday attack in Boulder, Colorado, injured a dozen people, many of them elderly. The attack targeted people taking part in an event organized by Run for Their Lives, an organization devoted to drawing attention to the hostages seized during Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel. Soliman, 45, told investigators that he wanted to "kill all Zionist people" but had delayed committing the attack until after his daughter graduated from high school, according to state and federal court documents charging him with attempted murder, assault and a federal hate crime. Police and FBI affidavits quoted the suspect as saying he took firearms training to obtain a concealed-carry permit but ended up using Molotov cocktails because his noncitizen status blocked him from buying guns. Soliman told investigators that he had learned how to make the fire bombs from YouTube. A police affidavit filed in support of Soliman's arrest warrant said he was born in Egypt, lived in Kuwait for 17 years and moved three years ago to Colorado Springs, about 100 miles (161 km) south of Boulder, where he lived with his wife and five children. Federal and local authorities said at a Monday news conference in Boulder that Soliman had done nothing to draw law enforcement attention before Sunday's attack. He was believed to have acted alone, they said. An affidavit said the suspect "threw two lit Molotov cocktails at individuals participating in the pro-Israel gathering," yelling, "Free Palestine" as they ignited in the crowd. The attack was the latest act of violence aimed at Jewish Americans linked to outrage over Israel's escalating military offensive in Gaza. It followed the fatal shooting of two Israel Embassy aides that took place outside Washington's Capital Jewish Museum last month.
CNN
2 days ago
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Attack Suspect Faces Hate Crime, 16 Counts Of Attempted Murder - Erin Burnett OutFront - Podcast on CNN Audio
Attack Suspect Faces Hate Crime, 16 Counts Of Attempted Murder Erin Burnett OutFront 47 mins According to police, the suspect in the Colorado attack had been planning it for a year. Now he is charged with a hate crime and the Boulder Police chief and Colorado governor join to discuss. Plus, the stunning details of Ukraine's destruction of more than 40 of Putin war planes.
Sky News
3 days ago
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Colorado live: FBI and other officials giving update on petrol bomb attack
Colorado charges Soliman with eight counts of first-degree murder The state of Colorado has charged Mohamed Soliman with eight counts of first-degree murder, our partner NBC News is reporting. In the state of Colorado, death is not required for there to be a murder charge. Rubio says all terrorists will have visa revoked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said shared a few comments this evening on the Colorado attack. Here is what he has said on X... FBI and federal officials to hold news conference At around 9.30pm UK time, state and federal officials will hold a news conference to announce state and federal charges against Mohamed Soliman. The Boulder District Attorney's Office and the police department will join the FBI for the joint conference. Here are the people we are expecting to hear from: Acting US attorney J Bishop Grewell for the District of Colorado Special agent in charge Mark Michalek for FBI Denver The 20th judicial district attorney Michael Dougherty Boulder police chief Stephen Redfearn We'll bring you the latest in our live coverage. Colorado suspect 'had 14 unlit Molotov cocktails' Mohamed Soliman told investigators that he looked up videos on how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube and purchased the items he needed to make them, our partner network NBC News reports. The suspect, who is accused of throwing two Molotov cocktails at a group of people while yelling "Free Palestine!", also told police that he had planned the attack for a year, it is alleged. According to a police report seen by NBC News, a black plastic container with a yellow top was found near where Soliman was arrested. Inside it was at least 14 unlit Molotov cocktails. The report also says that Soliman allegedly told investigators that he "wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead". "Soliman stated that he hated the Zionist group and did this because he hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over 'our land,' which he explained to be Palestine," a police complaint seen by NBC reads. He also stated "he would do it again". Soliman had expired visa Following Soliman's arrest, Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security, said he had entered the US in August 2022 on a B2 visa that expired in February 2023. "The Colorado terrorist attack suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country," she said in a post on X. "He filed for asylum in September 2022." McLaughlin told Sky's partner network NBC News the suspect's asylum claim was pending at the time of the attack. Watch: Moment Colorado suspect is arrested On Sunday, the man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower to attack a US group bringing attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza was charged with a federal hate crime. Mohamed Soliman told police he had planned it for a year and targeted what he described as the "Zionist group", the FBI said. Witnesses reported the man allegedly shouted "Free Palestine" during the attack. The clip below shows the moment Soliman was arrested... Suspect to appear in court later tonight Mohamed Soliman is set to appear in court later tonight. Before that, state and federal officials will hold a news conference at around 9.30pm UK time to announce state and federal charges against him. We'll bring you the latest as we get them. What happened during the Colorado attack? Police chief Steve Redfearn said the attack happened at around 1.26pm on Sunday and that initial reports were that "people were being set on fire". Boulder's police chief said the attack happened as a "group of pro-Israel people" were peacefully demonstrating. The walk is held regularly by a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives, which aims to raise awareness of the hostages who remain in Gaza. An initial review of Mohamed Soliman's possible social media accounts has not answered questions about a motive or pointed to any particular ideology, two senior law enforcement officials said. Video from the scene showed a bare-chested man shouting and clutching two bottles after the attack. Other footage showed him being held down and arrested by police as people doused one of the victims with water. Nearby there appeared to be a large black burn mark on the ground. A large part of downtown Boulder was cordoned off as sniffer dogs and the bomb squad searched for potential devices. Four women and four men aged between 52 and 88 were injured and taken to hospitals, Boulder police said. The force said the injuries ranged from "very serious" to "more minor". Some of the victims were airlifted to hospital. Man charged with hate crime after petrol bomb attack at rally Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, has been charged with a hate crime after people at a US rally in support of Israeli hostages were targeted with petrol bombs and a makeshift flamethrower. Four women and four men aged between 52 and 88, were injured and taken to hospital after being targeted by a man shouting "Free Palestine", officers said. They said the injuries ranged from "very serious" to "more minor" and one of them was in a critical condition. The FBI said it was a targeted "act of terrorism" and named the suspect as 45-year-old Mohamed Soliman from El Paso County, Colorado. Soliman has been charged with the federal crime of causing bodily injury because of actual or perceived race, colour, religion, or national origin. Two senior law enforcement officials told Sky News' US partner network NBC News that Soliman is an Egyptian national who seemingly acted alone. They said he has no previous significant contact with law enforcement. Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, said Soliman was in the US "illegally". Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform that the "horrific" attack in Boulder "will not be tolerated in the United States of America". Welcome to our live coverage Eight people were injured at a US rally for Israeli hostages after they were attacked by a man with a makeshift flamethrower and petrol bombs yesterday. A group of people in Boulder, Colorado, were holding a regular demonstration to raise awareness of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza when they were allegedly targeted by a man who shouted "Free Palestine" on Sunday. The suspect, who police named as 45-year-old Mohamed Soliman, was arrested at the scene. Today, Soliman will appear in court after being charged with a federal hate crime. We'll bring you the latest as we get them.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Mumford & Sons star blasts celebrities for their silence on Colorado terror attack
Former Mumford and Sons guitarist Winston Marshall slammed celebrities for the lack of acknowledgment of the Colorado terror attack on Israeli protestors. Marshall spoke out on Fox News in the aftermath of the attack in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday evening, saying he was left disappointed by the response to the horror episode that wounded eight people. 'My frustration isn't just at the horrific things that we see, but the failure by certain parts of the country to acknowledge it's even happening,' he said. 'I'm disappointed by also the reaction in the music industry where I have spent my career so regularly.' Pointing his remarks to pro-Palestine protestors that have seen young people chant Hamas slogans such as 'from the river, to the sea', Marshall said attacks will continue so long as they support the terror group. 'What do you think they mean when they say, 'globalize the Intifada?' he continued. 'If you have these big groups chanting this, then there will be individuals like this case in Boulder who will actually act on it.' It comes as Egyptian illegal immigrant Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was heard yelling 'Free Palestine' and other anti-Israel chants as he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a rally for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Marshall said he found the attack on Sunday as 'horrific' but 'unsurprising', as he pointed to the growing anti-Israel sentiment within the United States. The musician cited the double murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC just two weeks prior, which was also allegedly carried out by an anti-Israel protestor yelling 'Free Palestine.' Marshall said the instances were evidence of a rise in 'far-left violence', adding: 'In Europe, things are much worse. 'In London, we're seeing this sort of attitude and philosophy regularly.' Marshall's criticism of the rise of far-left violence in Europe comes days after he surprised fans by appearing at a White House press conference, where he asked Karoline Leavitt if the Trump administration would consider asylum for Brits prosecuted for free speech. In his appearance on Fox News, Marshall said he has been left confused at how pro-Hamas sentiments gained traction despite the terror group's atrocities, including crimes against Palestinian civilians. 'I should also note, there are 58 hostages still in Gaza, 23 of whom are still presumed alive,' he continued. 'Why is it that these protestors aren't protesting against Hamas? It is in the interest, if you are pro-Palestine, you should be anti-Hamas. If you are pro-Israel, you should be anti-Hamas. 'Hamas are literally killing Palestinians themselves. It seems like a complete moral inversion, I don't quite know how to get into their frame of mind, because it's so twisted to me. 'It is very dark to see this happening in America.' The Fox News host added to Marshall's condemnation of the music industry's response to the anti-Israel attacks by pointing to the recent controversy where Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds kissed a Palestinian flag on stage. The American rock band - known for hits like 'Radioactive' and 'Demons' - was performing at the I-Days Festival when Reynolds held the flag aloft and draped it over his shoulders before kissing it before tossing it into the crowd. Marshall's appearance on the network comes as the former Mumford and Sons guitarist left the band four years ago after sharing his conservative political views. The musician said he was a victim of 'cancel culture' as he was ousted from the band and hounded by fans for sending a tweet to conservative journalist Andy Ngo thanking him for his book, which was critical of Antifa. Marshall, son of multi-millionaire hedge fund manager Sir Paul Marshall, told Ngo: 'Congratulations . . . Finally had the time to read your important book. You're a brave man.' Left-wing social media users immediately piled on to the star, accused him of being a 'fascist.' Before he posed the question of granting asylum to British people convicted on free speech grounds to Leavitt in the White House, Marshall often spoke out about cancel culture within the entertainment industry. In 2022, this included appearing at the Conservative Party Conference
