(THE CONVERSATION) Twelve people in Boulder, Colorado, were injured by a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails on June 1, 2025. Those burned in the attack were taking part in a peaceful, silent walk on Pearl Street, a pedestrian mall, with the aim of raising awareness about Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

CNN has been blasted after one of the lefty outlet’s commentators trashed the FBI as “juvenile” for quickly branding the hate-fueled Colorado firebomb attack as terrorism.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a public service announcement in

Attack suspect Mohamed Soliman, 45, was in the country illegally after his tourist visa expired in 2023, officials said.

The FBI and law enforcement in Colorado are investigating a possible act of terrorism after multiple people attending a weekly pro-Israel gathering in Boulder to honor hostages kidnapped by Hamas were attacked by a suspect seen throwing Molotov cocktails in their direction.

The man accused of injuring 12 people in a public mall in Boulder, Colorado, with a “makeshift flamethrower” and Molotov cocktails spent more than a year planning the

Multiple people were injured in the Sunday incident in a crowded pedestrian mall.

According to the criminal complaint, Soliman threw two lit Molotov cocktails at people at a gathering organized by the group "Run For Their Lives," which aims to raise awareness about the hostages in Gaza. As he threw them, he yelled "Free Palestine."