A suspect in an attack on a pro-Israeli rally in Colorado that injured eight people was being held on an array of charges, including assault and the use of explosives, according to Boulder county records.
The posted list of felony charges against suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, in yesterday's attack also includes charges of murder in the first degree, although police in Boulder have said on social media that no victims died in the attack.
Witnesses reported the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd.
He was heard to yell "Free Palestine" during the attack, according to the FBI, in what the agency called a "targeted terror attack."
Four women and four men between 52 and 88 years of age were transported to hospitals after the attack, police said.
The attack took place on the Pearl Street mall, a popular pedestrian shopping district near the University of Colorado, during an event organised by 'Run for Their Lives', an organisation devoted to drawing attention to the hostages seized in the aftermath of Hamas' 2023 attack on Israel.
Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm, the Chabad director at the University of Colorado, Boulder, told CBS Colorado that the 88-year-old victim was a Holocaust refugee who fled Europe.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Mr Soliman had entered the country in August 2022 on a tourist visa that expired in February 2023.
He filed for asylum in September 2022.
"The suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country," the spokesperson said.
We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available. @FBI
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) June 1, 2025
The FBI raided and searched Mr Soliman's home in El Paso county, Colorado, the agency said on social media.
"As this is an ongoing investigation, no additional information is available at this time."
The attack in Boulder was the latest act of violence aimed at Jewish Americans linked to outrage over Israel's escalating military offensive in Gaza.
It followed the fatal shooting of two Israel embassy aides that took place outside Washington's Capital Jewish Museum last month.
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Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, said after the shooting there was a question of how far security perimeters outside Jewish institutions should extend.
Boulder police said they would hold a press conference this evening to discuss details of the Colorado attack.
The Denver office of the FBI, which is handling the case, did not immediately respond to emails or phone calls seeking clarification on the homicide charges or other details in the case.
Officials from the Boulder county jail, Boulder police and Boulder county sheriff's office did not immediately respond to inquiries.
President Donald Trump has condemned an incendiary device attack on a rally in support of Israeli hostages in Colorado, while blaming the incident on predecessor Joe Biden's immigration policies.
"Yesterday's horrific attack in Boulder, Colorado, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED in the United States of America," Mr Trump said on his Truth Social network, describing it as a "terrible tragedy."
Mr Trump also used the incident to push his administration's anti-immigration stance, claiming suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman had entered the United States through Mr Biden's "ridiculous open border policy."
Colorado Governor Jared Polis posted on social media that it was "unfathomable that the Jewish community is facing another terror attack here in Boulder".
