Colorado Firebombing Suspect Charged with Hate Crime, Planned Attack for a Year

Boulder Firebombing Attack Details

• 🎯 Muhammad Solomon is charged with a federal hate crime and 16 counts of attempted murder following a firebombing attack in Boulder, Colorado.
• 📅 Authorities state the attack was planned for a year and allegedly carried out after his daughter's high school graduation.
• 👥 The number of injured has been updated to 12 people, including a Holocaust survivor, with two victims critically injured.

Suspect's Motives and Methods

• 🎭 Court documents reveal Solomon, 45, allegedly disguised himself as a gardener to blend in at the march.
• 🛒 He is accused of purchasing Molotov cocktail bottles and ingredients from Target.
• 📺 Investigators found he researched how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube.
• 🗣️ Solomon allegedly told investigators he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead, expressing no regrets and a willingness to repeat the act.

Suspect's Background and Circumstances

• 🚫 He reportedly attempted to purchase a firearm but resorted to Molotov cocktails as he was not a legal citizen.
• 🇪🇬 Solomon was born in Egypt, lived in Kuwait for 17 years, and moved to Colorado Springs three years ago, allegedly overstaying his visa.
• ⚠️ The attack occurred at a march for Israeli hostages, with the suspect arriving with a makeshift flamethrower and over a dozen Molotov cocktails.