Colorado Flamethrower Attack Deemed Federal Hate Crime, Suspect’s Immigration Status Sparks Political Firestorm

A horrific attack at a pro-Israeli hostage rally in Boulder is now being prosecuted as a federal hate crime, with officials charging Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, with targeting victims based on their actual or perceived race, religion, or national origin. Authorities say Soliman injured eight people using a makeshift flamethrower during a weekend march before being arrested with 14 unlit Molotov cocktails nearby.

According to an arrest affidavit unsealed Monday, Soliman told investigators he had planned the attack. . .