Attacker in Colorado injured six people at the Assembly of Jewish Activists
They detained the man on the spot.
Boulder. A suspect striker in Boulder, Colorado, USA, who injured six people at the pro -Israeli event on Sunday, used a makeshift flamethrough « freedom of Palestine » during the attack, said the Federal Office for Investigation (FBI), AP reports.
According to the FBI, the federal law enforcement authorities investigate the attack as a terrorist act. They detained the attacker on the spot.
Witnesses also mention the incendiary bottle
The suspect, whose FBI identified as 45-year-old Muhammad Soliman, was taken into custody. No charges have been immediately raised, but the officials expect to be taken for « full responsibility ».
The attack occurred at the popular pedestrian zone in Boulder, where demonstrators gathered to release the hostages of detained in Gaza band. Witnesses alarmed the police saying that the attacker « ignites people », writes AP.
The local media cited eyewitnesses who said that one man allegedly threw an object reminiscent of a home -made Molotov cocktail on a group of pro -Israeli demonstrators.
The victims are 66 to 87 years of age and suffered injuries ranging from light to seriously, first of all burns, writes DPA. Soliman himself, who was also taken to the hospital, allegedly suffered injuries, but the authorities did not inform the extent of his injuries.
Targeted terrorist attack
The FBI has described the incident as a « targeted terrorist attack ». The US Department of Justice, which is conducting an investigation into violent acts motivated by religious, racial or ethnic motives, condemned the attack as « an unnecessary violent act that follows recent attacks on Jewish Americans ».
At the same time, it referred to the recent shooting at the Jewish Museum in Washington, where two employees of the Israeli embassy in the US died.
« We are aware of a targeted terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado and we are investigating it thoroughly, » said FBI director Kash Patel.
The Jewish activist group Anti-Defamation League stated in the X post that « aware of the attacks of the attack at today’s event » in Boulder called Run for Their Lives.
The Governor of the State Colorado Polis said in a statement that he « follows closely » the situation and added that « hate acts of any kind are unacceptable ».
