Boulder terror attack: Six injured as suspect uses flamethrower at pro-Israel rally

Six people were injured — several suffering burn wounds — in what authorities have described as a terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday (1). The attack took place during a peaceful demonstration in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Federal and local law enforcement agencies are now investigating the incident as an act of ideologically motivated terrorism.

The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohammed Sabry Soliman of Colorado Springs, was taken into custody at the scene. According to Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn, the attack occurred around 1:26 p.m. near the intersection of 13th and Pearl streets, a popular pedestrian mall area. Witnesses say Soliman, shirtless and yelling “Free Palestine,” approached the demonstration and launched Molotov cocktails at the crowd before deploying a makeshift flamethrower.