Tue Jun 03 03:50:21 UTC 2025: **News Article Summary**
**Boulder, Colorado – June 3, 2025:** A man, identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, launched an attack on a group demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza at the Boulder County Courthouse on Sunday, June 1, 2025. Disguised as a gardener, Soliman threw two Molotov cocktails at the group of approximately 20 people, yelling “Free Palestine”. Twelve people sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious. Soliman, who is in the U.S. illegally after his visa expired, confessed to planning the attack for over a year, driven by a desire to “kill all Zionist people.” He had 16 unexploded Molotov cocktails with him and had planned to use a backpack sprayer filled with gasoline. He is charged with a federal hate crime and attempted murder, and is being held on a $10 million bond. The attack took place amid rising global tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war and a recent spike in antisemitic violence. Neighbors of Soliman described him as a neighbor that they could often hear shouting from the apartment.
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**Colorado Man Charged with Hate Crime After Molotov Cocktail Attack on Pro-Israel Demonstration**
**BOULDER, CO – June 3, 2025** – Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is facing federal hate crime and attempted murder charges following a violent attack on a group demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. The attack left twelve people injured.
Soliman, disguised as a gardener, approached the group of approximately 20 people gathered near the Boulder County Courthouse and threw two Molotov cocktails while shouting “Free Palestine,” according to police reports. Authorities say he had 16 more of the explosive devices with him. He also carried a backpack sprayer filled with gasoline that he intended to use.
“He wanted them all to die, he had no regrets, and he would go back and do it again,” Acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell stated at a press conference.
An FBI affidavit reveals that Soliman confessed to the attack, citing his desire “to kill all Zionist people” as his motivation. Investigators believe that he has been planning this act for over a year.
Soliman, who is originally from Egypt, is in the United States illegally, with his visa expiring in February 2023. He has lived in Colorado Springs with his wife and five children.
The attack occurred on the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot and amid heightened global tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war and a rise in antisemitic incidents in the U.S.
The injured victims, ranging in age from 52 to 88, are receiving medical treatment. Soliman is being held on a $10 million bond and faces potential additional federal charges.
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