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, with Molotov cocktails and a makeshift flamethrower has been charged with a federal hate crime after admitting he targeted what he called a “Zionist group” and had planned the assault for a year, according to federal authorities.
, a 45-year-old Egyptian national who was in the United States illegally after entering during the Biden administration, injured eight people during Sunday’s attack on Pearl Street Mall, where demonstrators were gathering for a weekly “Run for Their Lives” event demanding the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Witnesses and investigators say Soliman shouted, “Free Palestine” and “End Zionist,” during the assault.California legislators reject bill closing loophole on violent offenders Police officers check on a person in front of the Boulder County, Colorado, courthouse after an attack on the Pearl Street Mall on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. filed Monday, Soliman confessed after his arrest that he researched how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube, purchased the materials, and traveled to Boulder specifically to attack the event. “He stated that he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead,” the affidavit said. Soliman also told investigators he deliberately waited until after his daughter’s graduation to carry out the plan. He arrived at the rally around 12:55 p.m. and waited for participants to begin their walk, authorities said. When the group gathered near the Boulder County Courthouse, the suspect threw two incendiary devices, igniting a fireball that left multiple victims with serious burns. One remains in critical condition. Local and federal officers said they recovered 14 additional unlit Molotov cocktails and a backpack sprayer filled with gasoline mixed with xylene, a highly flammable chemical, near the scene. A search of Soliman’s car revealed handwritten notes mentioning “Israel,” “Palestine,” and “USAID.”involving acts of violence motivated by actual or perceived religion or national origin. He is also facing state charges for attempted murder in Colorado.“The Department of Justice has swiftly charged the illegal alien perpetrator of this heinous attack with a federal hate crime and will hold him accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” Dhillon said in a statement. “Our prayers are with the victims and our Jewish community across the world.” Soliman entered the U.S. on a B-2 tourist visa in August 2022, which expired six months later. He filed for asylum in September 2022 but remained in the country unlawfully, according to DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who said the suspect was “illegally in our country.” While the Biden administration granted Soliman a work permit in March 2023, that authorization expired in March of this year. President Donald Trump said the attack was “horrific” and vowed to prosecute Soliman “to the fullest extent of the Law,” using the incident to renew calls for stronger immigration enforcement. “He must go out under ‘TRUMP’ Policy,” Trump said on Truth Social. “This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland,” Trump said. The Boulder assault is also the latest in a series of violent acts targeting Jewish and pro-Israel communities in the U.S. The FBIColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser agreed the attack appears to be a hate crime, and FBI Director Kash Patel has described it as an “act of terror.” Flowers are placed along a makeshift barrier outside of the Boulder County, Colorado, courthouse after Sunday’s attack on Monday, June 2, 2025, in Boulder, Colorado. Run for Their Lives , a grassroots group with over 100 chapters across 30 states, founded by Israeli Americans in the Bay Area after Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on Israel.
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