The man threw a “fiery bomb” on the crowd in the outdoor center in Boulder in Colorado and wounded six people on Sunday. Demonstrators’ injuries demanded the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Police claim that the suspect used a temporary flamethrower and plunged into a crowd of burnt equipment. The FBI immediately described the incident as a “targeted terrorist attack”, said the AP report.
The suspect, identified by the FBI as 45 -year -old Mohammad Sabry Soliman, shouted “free Palestine” and used a temporary plament during an attack on a group of demonstrators.
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How did the attack develop
Soliman attacked demonstrators who gathered in Pearl Street for the pedestrian center, according to the AP Perl Street report, four block areas in the center of Boulder popular with tourists and students.
The video from the scene showed that the witness was screaming, “He is there directly. Had Molotov’s cocktails,” as a policeman with his weapon reinforced on a bare suspect with containers in every hand.
Soliman was also injured and was transported to the hospital to be treated, but the authorities did not work on the nature of his injury, the report said.
The attack occurred more than a week after the mortal shooting of two Israeli employees of the embassy in Washington by the Chicago man who shouted, “I did it for Palestine, I did it in Gaza” because he postponed him to the police.
Evacuated multiple blocks
Police in Boulder evacuated several blocks of the pedestrian center. The scene after the attack was tense because the agents for enforcement with the police dog walked through the streets and were looking for threats and ordered the public to remain clear.
“Our agents and local enforcement of law are already on the scene and we will share updates as soon as more information is available,” the FBI director Kash said on social media.
The visual effects of the scene
Several people were injured and hospitalized after the attack, the officials said. The videos showed thick clouds of black smoke coming out of the scene with people lying on the ground and helping others with water and towels.
The found authorities were in line with the reports of the ignition of individuals, said Boulder’s police chief Steve Redfearn, adding that the injuries ranged from serious to minors, the report AP added.
Redfearn told reporters on Sunday evening that he was too early to discuss the motif, but that witnesses were interviewed.
“It would be irresponsible for me to speculate about the motif of this early,” he said.
FBI leaders in Washington said they treat Boulder’s attack for a terrorist act and the Ministry of Justice – which leads an investigation into violent acts driven by religious, racial or ethnic motivations – condemned the attack as “unnecessary violence followed by recent attacks against Jewish Americans”.
(With the entry from agencies)
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