{"id":47525,"date":"2025-06-03T03:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=47525"},"modified":"2025-06-03T03:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:16:49","slug":"suspect-in-colorado-fire-attack-planned-for-a-year-fbi-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=47525","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the attack for a year, investigators say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, who is charged with a federal hate crime as well as state charges of attempted murder, assault and use of an explosive device, made a brief appearance in court on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials say the Egyptian national targeted a group of pro-Israel protesters at an outdoor mall in Boulder and shouted &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; as he threw incendiary devices, injuring eight of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 16 unlit Molotov cocktails were found nearby afterwards. Investigators say he targeted the group after finding them online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the latest attack on members of America&#8217;s Jewish community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weekly demonstration was organised by Run for Their Lives, which raises awareness about Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials say Mr Soliman threw two incendiary devices into the gathering at the Pearl Street Mall, with eight of the victims suffering burns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twelve people, including four men and four women between the ages of 52 and 88, were taken to the hospital, with injuries ranging from minor to serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials previously said there were eight victims, but on Monday four more came forward with minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c74n3122pgpo\">What we know about the attack in Colorado<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eldest of the victims is a Holocaust survivor, Rabbi Israel Wilhelm, the Chabad director at the University of Colorado Boulder, told the BBC&#8217;s US partner CBS News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attacked happened on the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect appeared in court on Monday via a video feed from the Boulder County Jail for less than five minutes, standing and wearing an orange jumpsuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC: A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the attack for a year, investigators say. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, who is charged with a federal hate crime as well as state charges of attempted murder, assault and use of an explosive device, made a brief appearance in court on Monday. Officials say the Egyptian national targeted a group of pro-Israel protesters at an outdoor mall in Boulder and shouted &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; as he threw incendiary devices, injuring eight of them. 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