Colorado Fire-Bomb Suspect Mohamed Soliman Planned Attack for a Year, Prosecutors Say

Suspect Charged with Federal Hate Crime

• 🎯 Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, has been charged with a federal hate crime for a Molotov cocktail attack on a pro-Israeli rally in Boulder, Colorado.
• ⚠️ The 45-year-old is accused of using Molotov cocktails because he is barred from purchasing firearms as a non-citizen.

Year-Long Planning and Motive

• ⏳ Prosecutors allege that Soliman spent a year planning the attack before throwing firebombs at attendees.
• 💬 Soliman told investigators he wanted to "kill all Zionist people" but delayed the attack until after his daughter graduated high school.
• 🕯️ The victims were burning as they peacefully walked to draw attention to Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Evidence and Previous Charges

• ⛽ Investigators found 14 gasoline-filled Molotov cocktails near where Soliman was detained, along with a gasoline canister in his car and a weed sprayer filled with gasoline at the scene.
• 📺 Soliman reportedly learned how to make the firebombs from YouTube.
• ⚖️ He was already facing state charges, including attempted murder.

Broader Context of Violence

• 📈 This attack is described as the latest act of violence linked to outrage over Israel's military offensive in Gaza.
• 🏛️ It follows a similar incident last month where two Israel embassy aids were fatally shot outside Washington D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum.