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The FBI has named Mohamed Sabry Soliman as a suspect in a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. He injured several people with a makeshift flamethrower during a demonstration for Israeli hostages.
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The FBI has identified Mohamed Sabry Soliman as a suspect behind a “targeted terror attack” in Colorado, which left many people with burn injuries. Multiple videos have gone viral that show shirtless Soliman holding bottles filled with liquid in his hands after attacking people at a demonstration in Boulder, where a group gathered to remember the Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
The 45-year-old was heard shouting, “End Zionists!” “Free Palestine!” and “They are killers!” after the attack.
A video also showed some people confronting him.
Solimon was later handcuffed by a policeman and taken into custody. An official said he used a makeshift flamethrower in the attack.
Pro-Hamas supporters should be categorized as domestic terrorists!! pic.twitter.com/cNLWq42Swm
— Jammles (@jammles9) June 1, 2025
Mohammad Soliman just lit a bunch of elderly Jews on fire in Colorado while shouting “Free Palestine”
Police: “Too early for a motive” pic.twitter.com/qElnrTTzwS
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 1, 2025
A witness told the news agency Reuters that she saw four women lying or sitting on the ground with burns on their legs.
One of them appeared to have been badly burned on most of her body and had been wrapped in a flag by someone, she said.
An official said that there were six victims, aged between 67 and 88 years old, who were admitted to hospitals.
The attack that took place at a popular pedestrian mall in Boulder, where demonstrators with a volunteer group ‘Run For Their Lives’ had gathered for the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza.
The White House said President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident.
FBI Chief Kash Patel Calls Colorado Incident “Targeted Terror Attack”
FBI Director Kash Patel said they were “fully investigating” the “targeted terror attack” in Colorado.
“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,” he posted on X shortly after the incident.
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. @FBI
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 1, 2025
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said it appeared to be “a hate crime given the group that was targeted.”
Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said he did not believe anyone else was involved.
“We’re fairly confident we have the lone suspect in custody,” he said.
The incident comes days after a Chicago man shot dead two Israeli embassy employees — Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim — in Washington. The man, identified as 31-year-old Elias Rodriguz, yelled “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza” after the May 21 shooting. He was later arrested.
The war in Gaza began when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 250 hostages.
Israel’s military campaign has killed over 54,000 people in Hamas-run Gaza, mostly women and children, and displaced nearly 2 million people.