Overview
- The June 1 assault targeted a weekly pro-Israel gathering in downtown Boulder, injuring eight people aged 52 to 88 with homemade incendiary devices.
- FBI Director Kash Patel declared the incident a “targeted terrorist attack” and agents are working alongside local law enforcement in an ongoing federal investigation.
- Arrested at the scene, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been booked on state assault and hate crime counts and may face additional federal terrorism charges.
- Officials say Soliman overstayed his tourist visa and told investigators he spent more than a year planning the attack against “Zionist people.”
- President Trump, Secretary of State Rubio and Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the violence and called for strict enforcement of terrorism and immigration laws.