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Daughter of Colorado terror suspect said USA 'fundamentally changed me' in haunting post
Habiba Soliman, a top student who had only recently graduated high school, moved to the US from Kuwait with her family two years ago and quickly built a promising life near Colorado Springs
Just weeks before her father was accused of perpetrating a dreadful terror attack during a tranquil protest in Colorado, Mohamed Soliman's daughter had penned her thoughts about how America had "fundamentally changed" her, while she chased aspirations to become a medic in the nation that her father reportedly grew to despise, as reported by the News York Post.
Habiba Soliman, a high-flying student who had recently completed her A-levels, relocated from Kuwait to the United States with her relatives two years prior, where she swiftly established an impressive existence near Colorado Springs, highlighted in an effusive profile by the Denver Gazette.
The young academic, born in Egypt and brought up largely in Kuwait, was honoured with the Gazette's "Best and Brightest" scholarship dedicated for exceptional senior students. Her tale formerly emblematic of optimism and ambition has taken on a dire twist, placing her and her loved ones at the heart of an alarming national security predicament.
"Coming to the USA has fundamentally changed me," Habiba recorded in her scholarship submission. "I learned to adapt to new things even if it was hard. I learned to work under pressure and improve rapidly in a very short amount of crucially, I came to understand the constant support that family provides."
Her motivation to study medicine in the US was ignited by a deeply intimate familial event - watching a surgical operation that enabled her father to resume walking, reports the Express.
Mohamed Soliman, once an unassuming figure, is now charged with perpetrating a brutal, hate-driven assault that plunged a peaceful march in Boulder into chaos and flames, leaving 12 injured and one in critical condition.
Following the incident, Soliman's wife, Habiba's mother, along with her four siblings, were detained by ICE, as officials revoked their visas and initiated swift deportation proceedings, according to law enforcement sources speaking to The Post.
Soliman, 45, had been residing in the US unlawfully after his visa expired in March. Investigators now suspect he spent a year meticulously planning the attack, choosing to act only after his daughter finished high school.
Barred from purchasing firearms due to his immigration status, Soliman is accused of resorting to Molotov cocktails and ignited petrol, which he dispensed from a hose in a premeditated act of terror.
Harrowing video captured at the scene depicts him hurling antisemitic abuse as bystanders scatter in terror, some desperately trying to extinguish flames on scorched individuals.
The White House and FBI have denounced the event as "an antisemitic terror attack," and Soliman is facing federal hate crime and attempted murder charges.
Court filings reveal Soliman's harrowing admission regarding his motives for the attack.
He reportedly told officers he aimed to "kill all Zionist people," expressed a desire for their death, and admitted he would repeat his actions if possible.
It's reported that he anticipated the attack would result in his own demise, leaving farewell notes for his family concealed within their flat.
This alarming case continues to unravel as federal investigators delve into what seems to be a premeditated, ideologically motivated act of aggression - all while the suspect's daughter had just recently celebrated a future moulded by the very nation her father now stands accused of attacking.
