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12 Federal Hate Crime Charges Unsealed in Boulder Demonstration Attack

The indictment follows a judge’s finding of sufficient evidence ahead of his June 27 hearing.

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A woman places flowers at a makeshift memorial for victims of an attack outside of the Boulder County Courthouse Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo.
Connor Russell sits on the grass next to flowers and a flag that have been left on fencing next to the scene of Sunday’s attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on Monday, June 2, 2025. Russell, a Boulder resident, said he came to the site to help him process what happened. “I have been having a hard time understanding how this happened here,” he said. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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Overview

  • Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national living in the U.S. illegally, was indicted on June 25 on nine federal hate crime counts and three explosives charges related to the June 1 attack in Boulder.
  • Prosecutors allege Soliman hurled two Molotov cocktails at ‘Run for Their Lives’ participants while shouting ‘Free Palestine!’, injuring 15 people and a dog at the Pearl Street Mall.
  • A note found in his vehicle described Israel as a 'cancer entity' and detailed his plan to target Zionists after researching pro-Israel events online.
  • State authorities have filed 118 additional charges against Soliman, including multiple counts of attempted first-degree murder and assault.
  • Soliman remains detained ahead of a federal hearing on June 27, and a judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of his wife and five children.