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Boulder Molotov Attack Suspect Indicted on 12 Federal Hate Crime Counts

Authorities say he carried out the June 1 firebombing with homemade Molotov cocktails after a gun purchase was blocked.

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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

  • A federal grand jury unsealed the 12-count hate crime indictment on June 25, alleging Mohamed Sabry Soliman hurled improvised firebombs at the “Run for Their Lives” demonstration at the Boulder County Courthouse.
  • Soliman also faces 118 criminal charges in state court, including 28 counts of attempted first-degree murder and multiple assault counts.
  • Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Egyptian national plotted the attack for more than a year, switched to Molotov cocktails after a failed gun purchase and shouted “Free Palestine” while attacking demonstrators.
  • Investigators recovered a handwritten note in his vehicle denouncing Zionism as a “cancer entity” and branding any supporters of Israel as enemies.
  • His defense contends the assault targeted political views rather than national origin and he is scheduled to appear in federal court on June 27.