FBI officials called it a “targeted terror attack' adding that the man yelled “Free Palestine' as he attacked people Sunday calling for the immediate release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
A man used a makeshift flamethrower and threw a device into a crowd, injuring eight people at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado over the weekend. FBI officials are describing the incident as a "targeted attack.
"Mohamed Sabry, 45, has been identified as the suspect by the FBI, with officials saying that he yelled "Free Palestine" during the Sunday attack on the group of demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza, Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Denver field office, told the Associated Press. Officials told the AP that Soliman was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment, but authorities didn’t give details on his injuries.RELATED: FBI: Boulder terror attack targeted Israeli supporters, 6 injuredThe AP reported that no charges were immediately announced, but officials said they expect to hold him "fully accountable."Video from the scene showed Sabry shirtless and wearing jeans and holding two clear bottles with liquid in them while shouting at onlookers.According to the AP, another video shows a witness shouting, "He’s right there. He’s throwing Molotov cocktails," as a police officer with his gun drawn advanced on the suspect.Officials said people injured in the Boulder attack range in age from 52 to 88. The injuries authorities found were consistent with reports of people being set on fire, Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn told the Associated Press, adding that injuries ranged from serious to minor.Redfearn told reporters Sunday that it was too soon to discuss a motive, but that witnesses were being interviewed.The identities of the victims have not been released by authorities.Authorities said Mohamed Sabry targeted demonstrators with a volunteer group called Run for Their Lives, which organizes run and walk events to call for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza since they were captured by militants during the incursion into southern Israel that started the Israel-Hamas war in 2023.According to the Associated Press, the group assembled at the Pearl Street pedestrian mall, a four-block area in downtown Boulder, Colorado.Police in Boulder evacuated multiple blocks of the pedestrian mall. The scene shortly after the attack was tense, as officers with a police dog walked through the streets searching for threats and told people to stay clear of the area.
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