The man was arrested for performing a fire attack on Jewish demonstrators in Boulder in Colorado, was identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45. Which took place during the weekly gathering “Run for their lives”.
Soliman allegedly used a temporary flamethrower and threw Molotov’s cocktails for demonstrators, lit panic and flames on the scene. During the attack he accidentally ignited and was seen that he had removed his shirt and what looked like a bulletproof vest before giving up without resistance. He was treated in a hospital and booked into prison for a district prison for several crime charges set at $ 10 million.
Exceeding visa and lived illegally in us
According to Fox News, Soliman entered the US through the Los Angeles International Airport 27. August 2022 on a visa who are not immigrants. He was legally allowed to remain until February 26, 2023, but later filed and was awarded a work permit by US citizenship and immigration services on March 29, 2023. This status was valid until March 2025.
However, the report states that his work permit suffered this March and Soliman remained illegally in the US for more than two months at the time of the attack.
Outrage over immigration policy
Revelation caused immediate criticism of political leaders. Staff representative Stephen Miller wrote on x“The terrorist attack was committed in a boulder in Colorado by an illegal alien. The bidden administration was awarded a tourist visa and then illegally exceeded this visa. In response, bidden permission administration was. Suicidal migration must be fully perverted.”
CNN also said that Soliman had previously rejected the US visa in 2005, although it is not clear whether another attempts to enter the country were carried out before 2022.
FBI: “Ideologically motivated violence”
Dan Bongino, Deputy Director of FBI, described this law as: “A terror act that was investigated as ideologically motivated violence.”
The authorities have not yet formally announced the motive, although the police boss Boulder Steve Redfearn has recognized the “inflammatory nature” of the attack.
Eight victims of injured, aged from 52 to 88
Boulder Police head Steve Redfearn confirmed that eight victims – four men and four women – aged between 52 and 88 years were hospitalized with burn injuries from smaller to serious.
The photographs from the scene showed that the woman lies on the ground, her hair soaked, while the man helped her with water.
“This was injured in line with the ignition of people,” said Redfearn chief.
Although the authorities did not formally announce the motive, Redfearn added:
“It would be irresponsible to speculate about the motive of this soon,” and at the same time recognize the inflammatory nature of the attack.
Attack on popular Pearl Street Mall
The attack occurred in Pearl Street for pedestrians in the center of Pearl Street, a busy tourist, four-block shopping and a pedestrian area in the center of Boulder. Witnesses said that the suspect emerged from behind the shrubs of blazing weapons and a Molotov cocktail.
“He went for some shrubs and reappeared again with Molotov’s cocktail that lit him when he threw him,” said Amy Osante, who filmed the incident.
The video from the scene showed that Soliman was screaming and holding two clear bottles of liquid while the passers -by shouted, “Had Molotov’s cocktails!”
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Attack convicted as anti -Semitic terrorism
The Anti-Defamate League called it a “violent anti-Semitic attack” during the weekly running of solidarity. The US and Israeli leaders joined the incident: “Terrorism against the Jews will not stop at the gaza border – already burning America streets,” said Israeli ambassador to Danny Danon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as “vicious terrorist attack” and said, “This attack was focused on peaceful people… simply because they were Jews.”
American legislators repeated outrage. The leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer called it a “nasty, anti -Semitic act of terror”, while the general prosecutor Pam Bondi called it “terrible anti -Semitic attack”.
“It is an attack on us all-and we will not be silent,” the Israeli-American Council said in its statement.
The ongoing conflict of Gaza
The violence occurred in the middle of the continuing war of Israel Hamas, which began after the militants of the leadership of Hamas killed more than 1200 people and during the attack on October 7, 2023, about 250 others were kidnapped by Israel. From now on, 58 hostages have been held in Gaza, with about the third being that he is alive.
According to local authorities, the Israeli retaliation military campaign resulted in the death of more than 54,000 people in Gaza and the displaced 90% of the land population.
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