What do we know about the suspect and victims of the Boulder ‘terror attack’ that left six people injured?
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Eight injured in ‘flamethrower’ attack at pro-Israel rally in Colorado
- Six people were injured in Boulder, Colorado, when a man attacked a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device.
- The FBI is investigating the incident as a "targeted terror Attack," with the suspect yelling "Free Palestine" during the assault.
- The victims, aged 67 to 88, sustained injuries consistent with being set on fire and were hospitalised with injuries ranging from serious to minor.
- A man was arrested at the scene; authorities expect to hold him accountable, with the FBI treating the Attack as an act of ideologically motivated violence.
- The Attack occurred at the Pearl Street pedestrian mall and follows a rise in antisemitic violence in the U.S. amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war tensions.