Sarah covered the Boulder terror attack
last night. An Egyptian national, Mohamad Soliman, firebombed a
pro-Israel gathering near Pearl Street Mall. We have some new details.
Soliman chanted “Free Palestine” during the attack before using a
variety of incendiary devices, including a makeshift flamethrower. That
weapon was later revealed at an FBI presser, where we learned the bureau
is investigating this crime as an act of terrorism. (via NYT):
A man used a “makeshift flamethrower” to attack a group
of pro-Israeli demonstrators in downtown Boulder, Colo., on Sunday, the
authorities said, sending six people to the hospital with burns and
other injuries.
Witnesses said the man yelled “Free Palestine”
and threw an incendiary device into the crowd, according to Mark
Michalek, the F.B.I. special agent in charge. He identified the suspect
in custody as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of Colorado Springs. No charges
had been filed, officials said.
Here’s what to know:
The
victims: The victims ranged in age from 67 to 88 and their injuries
ranged from serious to minor, the authorities said. Two were airlifted
to a burn unit at a hospital in the Denver area, officials said.
Calls
for help: Calls about an emergency on the Pearl Street pedestrian mall
near Boulder’s county courthouse came in starting at 1:26 p.m. local
time, Boulder’s police chief, Steve Redfearn, said in a news conference.
Initial reports mentioned a man with a weapon and said people were
being set on fire. Chief Redfearn said investigators were not entirely
certain of what happened, but the report was “fairly consistent with the
injuries that we found on scene.”
Suspect arrested: The suspect,
Mr. Soliman, was taken into custody after witnesses pointed him out,
the chief said. Videos on social media showed a man, shirtless and
holding two bottles, shouting while bystanders helped injured people
nearby. Patches of grass in front of the courthouse were on fire.
A
peaceful gathering: The victims were participating in Run for Their
Lives, a weekly event that has brought attention to the Israeli hostages
being held in Gaza since the Thanksgiving after the Oct. 7, 2023,
terrorist attacks in Israel. “Our walk has been nothing ever but
peaceful, and this was a blatant act of antisemitism on the streets of
Boulder,” said Rachel Amaru, a leader of the group.
“Appears to
be a hate crime”: The attorney general of Colorado, Phil Weiser, a
Democrat, said in a statement that “this attack appears to be a hate
crime given the group that was targeted.” He added, “People may have
differing views about world events and the Israeli-Hamas conflict, but
violence is never the answer to settling differences.”
No, there's no 'appears to be a hate crime' here, Mr. DA. It's an act
of antisemitic terrorism. It's a terror attack; there was a
flamethrower? It's unreal that some cannot see what's clear as day
here.
This is a decent rundown from the Times, though that’s not
saying much. CBS and NBC News opted to sanitize their headlines for
obvious political reasons. The Times’ headline could’ve been better—'6
People Burned in Attack on Event for Israeli Hostages in Colorado—but at
least it didn’t say “Gaza hostage awareness marchers,” which is the word choice NBC News used instead of Jewish people.
Six
people were injured in the attack; ages range from 67 to 88. One of the
victims who was burned is a Holocaust survivor. Mr. Soliman is in the
country illegally. He overstayed his visa.
Biden imported a terrorist.
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