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New York Post
2 days ago
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- New York Post
Colorado terror attack suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman's wife, 5 children detained by ICE
The wife and all five children of Colorado terrorist suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman have been arrested by federal immigration agents, sources told The Post. Law enforcement officers arrest Soliman. X/@OpusObscuraX via REUTERS Mohamed Sabry Soliman Boulder County Sheriff's Office/AFP via Getty Images Advertisement Soliman, 45 — an Egyptian national who is accused of injuring 12 people with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails during an antisemitic attack in Boulder — was living in the US illegally for two months after his legal status expired on March 28. Following his arrest on Sunday, ICE and Homeland Security Investigation agents have taken his family into federal custody, a Department of Homeland Security official told the Post.
Economist
2 days ago
- Politics
- Economist
Suspect in Colorado attack charged
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Wall Street Journal
2 days ago
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- Wall Street Journal
Colorado Flamethrower Suspect Charged With Hate Crime: Here's What We Know
The man accused of attacking a group with makeshift flamethrowers in Boulder, Colo. told authorities he had planned the attack for more than a year. WSJ's Shelby Holliday explains what we know about the attack and suspect. Photo: @OpusObscuraX via Storyful/
Japan Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Today
Colorado attack suspect charged with federal hate crime
Law enforcement officers detain a suspect, after an attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media. X/@OpusObscuraX/via REUTERS By Patrick Wingrove and Rich McKay A Colorado man has been charged with a federal hate crime for his alleged role in a gasoline-bomb attack on a pro-Israeli rally in Boulder that injured eight people, according to an affidavit issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday. Mohamed Sabry Soliman was already facing an array of state charges, including attempted murder, after the attack on Sunday in the city of Boulder on a group seeking to draw attention to hostages seized in Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the suspect would be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law for what was described as an "antisemitic terror attack." The affidavit, seen by Reuters, said Soliman, 45, had planned the attack for more than a year. Investigators found 14 gasoline-filled Molotov cocktails near where the suspect was detained. The police also found a gasoline canister in his car parked nearby and a weed sprayer filled with gasoline at the scene. Soliman told investigators that he had learned how to make the fire bombs from YouTube. The affidavit references a video posted on social media during the attack showing Soliman "shirtless, pacing back and forth while holding what appear to be Molotov cocktails." The suspect, who was being detained in lieu of $10 million bail, according to official records, told police he "wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead," the affidavit said. 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. According to the complaint, Soliman lived with his wife and five children in Colorado Springs, a city about 100 miles (161 km) south of Boulder. The affidavit says that he waited until after his daughter's graduation to conduct the attack. Few other details were available about him. Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said Soliman had overstayed a tourist visa and had an expired work permit. Federal documents make no reference to his nationality but the New York Times said he was Egyptian, citing the Department of Homeland Security. The departments of Homeland Security and Justice did not respond to requests for comment. The Denver office of the FBI, which is handling the case, did not immediately respond to emails or phone calls seeking details in the case. Officials from the Boulder County Jail, Boulder Police and Boulder County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to inquiries. "There are millions of individuals like this that we are attempting to locate from the past administration that weren't properly screened that were allowed in," Lyons said during a press conference in Boston. "I will tell you that's a huge effort for ICE right now." Under former President Joe Biden, ICE prioritized arrests of serious criminals and called for officers to consider humanitarian factors when making arrests. Lyons declined to provide more information, but a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson previously said Soliman had entered the country in August 2022 and filed for asylum the following month. "The suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country," the spokesperson said. U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that such attacks would not be tolerated. "This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland," he said. Four women and four men between 52 and 88 years of age were transported to hospitals after the attack, Boulder police said. The attack took place on the Pearl Street Mall, a popular pedestrian shopping district near the University of Colorado, during an event organized by Run for Their Lives, an organization devoted to drawing attention to the hostages seized in the aftermath of Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel. Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm, the Chabad director at the University of Colorado, Boulder, told CBS Colorado that the 88-year-old victim was a Holocaust refugee who fled Europe. Sunday's attack was not the first high-profile incident of mass violence in Boulder, a university town that attracts many young professionals and outdoor enthusiasts. In 2021, a gunman fatally shot 10 people, including an off-duty police officer, in a local supermarket. © Thomson Reuters 2025.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'End Zionists, Palestine is free': Several injured after shirtless man sets fire near anti-Israel protestors, FBI calls 'targeted terror attack'- Watch video
Attack in Boulder, Colorado (Image credits: X @OpusObscuraX) Several people were injured on Sunday in Boulder, Colorado in what the FBI described as targeted terror attack after a man threw something resembling Molotov cocktails near pro-Israeli protesters. Police confirmed that some victims appeared to have been set on fire. — CollinRugg (@CollinRugg) The police have taken a man into custody, suspected of the attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. Boulder police chief Stephen Redfearn refused the FBI's claims, saying that it is too early in the investigation to make that determination. 'It would be irresponsible for me to speculate on motive this early on.' At the time of the attack, demonstrators with the group 'Run For Their Lives' had gathered at the location to call for the release of hostages held in Gaza. The group holds regular walks around the world to advocate for hostage releases. Authorities have not officially confirmed the suspect's identity, but prominent accounts on X, including Raws Alerts and political commentator Laura Loomer, have named a person called Mohamad Soliman as the alleged attacker. A video, apparently filmed during the incident, shows a shirtless man holding spray bottles as a fire burns on the grass in front of him. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo He is heard yelling, 'End Zionists!', 'Palestine is Free!' and 'They are killers!' toward people in red t-shirts tending to someone lying on the ground. In another video shared on X, the same man is seen arguing with bystanders, saying at one point, 'I can, I can.' Police said the injuries ranged from minor to serious and were consistent with reports of people being set on fire. Multiple blocks around the 13th and Pearl Streets were evacuated as law enforcement officers, including K-9 units, searched the area and warned the public to stay clear. FBI director Kash Patel said agents were already on the scene and that updates would be shared as more information becomes available. The attack comes amid a rise in antisemitic violence across the US. Last week, a man was arrested after fatally shooting two Israeli embassy staffers and shouting 'Free, Free Palestine' as he was detained. Colorado governor Jared Polis said he was 'closely monitoring' the situation and condemned the violence. 'Hate-filled acts of any kind are unacceptable,' he said.
