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June 2, 2025

Suspect in Custody over Incendiary Attack on Boulder, Colorado, Event for Israeli Hostages
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In Boulder Colorado, authorities have arrested a man accused of using a
makeshift flamethrower and another incendiary device to attack a crowd
of people taking part in a weekly walk to honor Israeli hostages in
Gaza. Eight people were injured with burns. Two of the victims were
flown to a burn unit in Aurora, Colorado. The victims ranged in age from
52 to an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor. The attack occurred near
Boulder's courthouse on Sunday. The FBI said the attack is being
investigated as an act of terrorism.

Mark Michalek: "This attack happened at a regularly scheduled weekly
peaceful event. Witnesses are reporting that the subject used a
makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd. …
The suspect was heard to yell 'Free Palestine' during the attack. The
subject has been identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, and he's 45 years
old."



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