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03-06-2025
FBI officials say Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, planned for a year to attack a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, where he allegedly threw two Molotov cocktails on Sunday, injuring eight and hospitalizing 12 people, including a Holocaust survivor. Charged with a federal hate crime and multiple state offenses, Soliman reportedly targeted the group after finding them online, shouted “Free Palestine,” and told investigators he wanted to “kill all Zionists” and would do it again. Police found at least 16 additional unlit Molotov cocktails and equipment nearby; Soliman allegedly learned bomb-making from YouTube and chose firebombs due to firearm access issues tied to his immigration status. An Egyptian national who overstayed a visa and applied for asylum, Soliman appeared briefly in court, with formal charges to be filed Thursday. Authorities say he acted alone. The incident comes amid rising antisemitic attacks in the U.S. during the Israel-Gaza war.
Entities: Mohammed Sabry Soliman, Boulder, Colorado, FBI, pro-Israel demonstration, Molotov cocktails • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
03-06-2025
A peaceful “Run for Their Lives” vigil in Boulder, Colorado, advocating for Israeli hostages turned into chaos when a man, identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, used a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails in an antisemitic attack. At least 12 people, many older adults, were injured; two remain hospitalized with severe burns. Witnesses described the attacker shouting anti-Zionist threats and targeting individuals before being arrested within minutes. Authorities found additional Molotovs and are investigating the incident as terrorism; Soliman faces a federal hate crime charge and multiple state counts, including attempted murder. The attack follows a rise in antisemitic violence amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, heightening fear in the Jewish community. Despite the trauma, local leaders say the community will continue to gather, though the weekly vigil is temporarily on hold.
Entities: Boulder, Colorado, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, Run for Their Lives vigil, Israeli hostages, Molotov cocktails • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
03-06-2025
A spate of violent antisemitic incidents—the Boulder, Colorado firebombing at a Jewish community event, the killing of two Israeli embassy workers outside Washington’s Capital Jewish Museum, and an arson attack on Pennsylvania’s governor’s mansion—has intensified fear among American Jews already on edge since October 7. Jewish leaders and rabbis describe mounting exhaustion, heightened security at institutions, and a sense that escalating rhetoric has turned into violence. Authorities say the Boulder suspect targeted “Zionists,” and both that attack and the DC shooting included “Free Palestine” shouts, prompting leaders to stress that nonviolence is non-negotiable and that attacking Jews will not advance peace. The Anti-Defamation League reports U.S. antisemitic threats tripled in the year after October 7. Community figures urge an all-of-society response: secure Jewish spaces, call out antisemitism in all forms before it escalates, and show solidarity—warning that hatred targeting Jews eventually threatens everyone.
Entities: Boulder, Colorado, Capital Jewish Museum, Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion, Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish community • Tone: urgent • Sentiment: negative • Intent: warn
03-06-2025
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national living in Colorado Springs, spent a year planning an antisemitic attack motivated by hatred of “Zionists” and anger over Israel. He delayed acting until after his daughter’s high school graduation. On June 1, 2025, he drove to a weekly pro-hostage Jewish demonstration in Boulder with homemade Molotov cocktails and a gasoline-filled sprayer, injuring 12 people while shouting “Free Palestine.” Unable to legally buy a gun as a non-citizen, he learned online to make incendiary devices and targeted the group he found on the internet. Soliman, who previously lived in Egypt and Kuwait and moved to the U.S. in 2022, had brief employment as an accountant and Uber driver and no notable criminal history. He left messages for his wife and five children before the attack and expressed to authorities that he wanted to kill “all Zionist people.” He faces federal hate-crime charges and state attempted murder charges. Local Muslim leaders condemned the attack amid rising antisemitic violence nationally.
Entities: Mohamed Sabry Soliman, Boulder, Colorado Springs, CNN, Israel • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
03-06-2025
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian-born resident of Colorado Springs, is accused of carrying out a gasoline-fueled Molotov cocktail attack on a pro-hostage solidarity march in downtown Boulder, injuring 12 people. Disguised as a gardener with a backpack sprayer, flowers, and an orange vest, he allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” and said he targeted perceived “Zionists.” Arrested at the scene with additional incendiary devices, he faces state charges including attempted murder and assault, and a federal hate-crime complaint. Soliman, who overstayed a tourist visa and previously obtained a now-expired work permit while seeking asylum, had no known criminal history and lived a quiet life driving for a ride share and raising five children. He told police he planned the attack for a year, waiting until his daughter’s high school graduation. The incident, coming weeks after the killing of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington, heightened fears in Jewish communities. People who knew Soliman’s family at a local mosque expressed shock, praising his wife and daughter. Authorities are continuing the investigation as Boulder grapples with renewed trauma from past violence.
Entities: Mohamed Sabry Soliman, Boulder, Colorado Springs, New York Times, pro-hostage solidarity march • Tone: analytical • Sentiment: negative • Intent: inform
