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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Law enforcement responds to ‘terror attack' on Sunday in Colorado
A man reportedly set people on fire in Boulder, Colorado, multiple people were injured, according to the city's police chief, as crowds gathered to show support for the Israeli hostages. Police have a suspect in custody and are investigating what the FBI initially called 'a targeted terror attack,' though local authorities are still unsure how to classify the incident. 'When we arrived, we encountered multiple victims … with injuries consistent with burns,' Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said Sunday. FBI Director Kash Patel shared a comment in a social media post on X, which you can view below. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino added: 'We are investigating this incident as an act of terror and targeted violence.''I am closely monitoring the situation in Boulder, and my thoughts go out to the people who have been injured and impacted by this heinous act of terror,' Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a to the Anti-Defamation League, the reported attack occurred at the Boulder Run for Their Lives event. This weekly gathering of Jewish community members aims to show support for the hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.'Hate-filled acts of any kind are unacceptable. While details emerge, the state works with local and federal law enforcement to support this investigation. More information will be provided as it becomes available,' Polis is an evolving situation and no further information has been 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino added: 'We are investigating this incident as an act of terror and targeted violence.' 'I am closely monitoring the situation in Boulder, and my thoughts go out to the people who have been injured and impacted by this heinous act of terror,' Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement. According to the Anti-Defamation League, the reported attack occurred at the Boulder Run for Their Lives event. This weekly gathering of Jewish community members aims to show support for the hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel. 'Hate-filled acts of any kind are unacceptable. While details emerge, the state works with local and federal law enforcement to support this investigation. More information will be provided as it becomes available,' Polis added. This is an evolving situation and no further information has been disclosed. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
National Post
19-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
'It's needed now more than ever': Jewish community optimistic ahead of Walk with Israel fundraiser
Article content Last year's walk was buoyed by the return of four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas and held in Gaza, and this year's event is equally timely, Lefton said. 'It's a scary time to be a Jew in Toronto and in Canada, in general. We have never seen this kind of hate targeted against our community before,' she said. 'Our children are waking up and going to school knowing that there are very real threats that they're facing. For the last year, our community has really been banding together to make sure that we stand up against this hate and use our voices, because we need to call attention to the fact that we're facing this kind of hatred and antisemitism and that it's not acceptable.' Article content The adversity Canadian Jews have faced throughout the days and months since the October 7 atrocities — swastikas graffitied on schools, bomb threats against synagogues, shootings at Jewish day schools — underscored for Godfrey the unending struggle of the Jewish people to never give up or be complacent. Article content 'We can never take freedom for granted…. I think that is even more palpable today, post-October 7, than it has been in my entire lifetime,' he said. Article content 'It's even more important now to show our friends in Israel and around the world that they are not alone and that the Jewish diaspora is here and strong and supportive of what we're fighting for.' Article content Article content
