Boulder terror attack latest: Wife and five children of suspect arrested by ICE and set for deportation
The injured are understood to be aged between 25 and 88 and were rushed to hospitals in the Denver metro area, and as of Tuesday, three remained in hospital
The wife and five children of the man charged with a federal hate crime and 16 counts of attempted murder following a “targeted terror attack” in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday, have been arrested by ICE agents, according to reports.
Fox News reported on Tuesday that the family have been put into proceedings for “expedited removal” from the U.S.
Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, entered the U.S. on a visa that expired two years ago but was then granted work authorization lasting until March 2025.
The 45-year-old told authorities he spent a year planning Sunday’s attack and had researched and specifically targeted a “Zionist group.” A total of 15 people and a dog were injured in the attack on a “Run For Their Lives” event, which was organized in support of the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Eyewitnesses reported that the attacker shouted “Free Palestine!” before firing incendiary devices, including a “makeshift flamethrower” and Molotov cocktails, according to the FBI.
The injured are understood to be aged between 25 and 88 and were rushed to hospitals in the Denver metro area, with the eldest among them is also a Holocaust survivor.
As of Tuesday, three remained in hospital, per FOX31.
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A peaceful demonstration on Sunday raising awareness for Israeli hostages took a harrowing turn after a man allegedly used Molotov cocktails to set marchers ablaze.
Police in Boulder, Colorado have arrested Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, in connection with the attack. The FBI called the attack a "targeted act of violence” and is investigating it as an act of terrorism.
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Boulder suspect shouted 'end Zionist' during alleged attack
During the alleged terror attack on Sunday, suspect Mohamed Soliman shouted “end Zionist” and “how many children killed,” according to the criminal complaint against him.
Throughout the interview with police Soliman also stated that he “hated” the group he had attacked and “ needed to stop them from taking over ‘our land’,” which he explained to be Palestine, the complaint stated.
Alleged Boulder attacker 'got scared' during attack
Alleged Boulder attacker Mohamed Soliman only threw two Molotov cocktails at demonstrators because he “got scared,” a police affidavit has said.
Soliman “had never hurt anyone before” but felt he “could not forgive himself” if he did not carry out the attack, the document said.
“Mohamed said no one knew about his plans and he never talked to his wife or family about it Mohamed described his hopes for everyone in the Zionist group to die.”
Watch: Boulder firebomb suspect screams at bystanders before arrest
Chuck Schumer: Anti-Semitic attacks 'happening in too many corners of America'
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that “blatantly anti-Semitic” attacks, such as the one in Boulder, were “happening in too many corners of America.”
The New York Senator posted a statement to X on Monday night.
CNN commentator calls Free Palestine movement a 'domestic terror organization'
CNN commentator Scott Jennings has called the Free Palestine movement “nothing more than a domestic terror organization.”
“This is horrific,” Jennings told CNN’s Jake Tapper on The Lead on Monday. “What more do we need to see, Jake, before we realize this ‘Free Palestine Movement’ is nothing more than a domestic terror organization right now?”
It comes in the aftermath of Sunday’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, in which a at least 12 peaceful demonstrators were injured.
The man arrested following the incident, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, told police he specifically targeted the “Zionist group.”
Surgeon speaks on burn recovery for Boulder victims
A surgeon at University of Colorado Hospital has spoken about the potential recovery needed by the victims of Sunday’s brutal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colorado.
Dr. Cameron Gibson, did not reveal the current condition of the victims, but hinted generally at what patients in similar situations may go through.
“Depending on the depth of the burn, a burn might be treated with simply just pain medication, like a bad sunburn or a first-degree burn, but most burns that come to us are either second or third degree,” he told FOX31.
“They do require wound care, which can be quite involved, so we have trained nurses who specialize in burned wound care, that provide that to our patients on our unit. Then, depending on if it’s a full thickness burn, like a third-degree burn, they may need surgical treatment, which would include excision removal of the burned skin with skin grafting.”
White House calls attack in Boulder 'pure evil'
Addressing the attack in Boulder at a briefing on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the incident “pure evil.”
Echoing remarks by Donald Trump, Leavitt told reporters that the incident was a “sobering reminder” of the failures of the Biden administration.
The previous administration had allowed the “heinous individual,” Mohamed Soliman, to remain in the country and given him a work permit, she added.
Leavitt: Trump administration 'has Jewish Americans' backs'
Leavitt reaffirmed that the president considered such attacks as acts of “domestic terrorism.”
“He does not want to see terrorism or violence in any form taking place in the United States of America,” she said, adding that the Trump had done “more than any other administration” to help Jewish Americans.
“To Jewish Americans at home and across the country: this administration has your back,” Leavitt said.