6 injured in Colorado attack after man sets people on fire while shouting 'Free Palestine,' FBI says

By Euronews with AP

Published connected 02/06/2025 - 1:19 GMT+2•Updated 3:54

At slightest six group were injured connected Sunday successful what nan FBI instantly described arsenic a “targeted panic attack” aft demonstrators gathered successful Boulder, Colorado to telephone for nan merchandise of hostages who stay successful Gaza. 

45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman yelled “Free Palestine” and utilized a makeshift flamethrower successful nan attack, according to section authorities. He was taken into custody pursuing nan incident. 

Soliman was besides injured and was taken to infirmary to beryllium treated.  

No charges were instantly announced, though officials said they expect to clasp him “fully accountable.” 

Video from nan segment showed a witnesser shouting “He’s correct there. He’s throwing Molotov cocktails” arsenic a constabulary serviceman precocious connected nan suspect. 

The onslaught took spot extracurricular a pedestrian promenade wherever demonstrators had gathered to raise visibility for nan hostages who stay successful Gaza. 

It comes conscionable complete a week aft a man was arrested successful nan fatal shooting of 2 Israeli embassy staffers and shouted “Free Palestine” arsenic he was being led distant by police. 

The FBI said they were investigating nan onslaught arsenic an enactment of coercion and nan Justice Department decried it arsenic a “needless enactment of violence.”