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Attacker who firebombed a Jewish gathering in Colorado pleads guilty to federal charges

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Donovan, B. (2026, October 29). Attacker who firebombed a Jewish gathering in Colorado pleads guilty to federal charges. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/mohamed-soliman-guilty-plea-boulder-colorado-attack-b3075880.html

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Mohamed Soliman, an Egyptian man, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal hate crime charges related to his attack on Jewish demonstrators in Boulder last year. During the incident, he threw Molotov cocktails at protesters supporting Israel following Hamas’s October 2023 attacks, yelling “Free Palestine!” The firebombing injured thirteen people and led to the death of Karen Diamond, who was eighty-two years old. Soliman faces up to life imprisonment on nine hate crime counts, two involving the use of fire or explosives in a felony, and one for carrying an explosive during a felony. He is already serving a life sentence for related state charges.

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On October 29, 2026, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 46-year-old Egyptian national, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges in Denver for firebombing a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1, 2025. He had already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges, including first-degree murder, in May 2026. During the attack, Soliman threw two Molotov cocktails at protesters supporting hostages taken during the Hamas raid on Israel in October 2023, shouting "Free Palestine!" The flames injured over a dozen people and killed Karen Diamond, an 82-year-old woman who died three weeks later from her burns. Federal prosecutors accused Soliman of targeting Jewish demonstrators specifically due to their support for Israeli hostages. He faces additional federal charges including nine counts of hate crimes, two counts of using fire or explosives in a felony, and one count of carrying explosives during a felony, each punishable by life imprisonment.

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Boulder Egyptian Hamas Israel Palestine

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Soliman PERSON · 3× Boulder GPE · 1× Diamond PERSON · 1× Egyptian NORP · 1× Hamas ORG · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Jewish NORP · 1× Karen Diamond PERSON · 1× Mohamed Soliman PERSON · 1× Palestine GPE · 1×

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The charges Soliman pleaded guilty to in federal court in Denver included nine counts of hate crimes, two of using fire or an explosive to commit a felony and one of carrying an explosive while committing a felony.

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2026-10-29 · The Independent

Attacker who firebombed a Jewish gathering in Colorado pleads guilty to federal charges · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

An Egyptian man who firebombed demonstrators in Boulder last year has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and other charges. asserted

who → firebomb → crime

Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last spring in connection with the June 2025 attack. asserted

Soliman → serve → attack

He yelled “Free Palestine!” and threw two Molotov cocktails at protesters who were marching in support of hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel. asserted

who → yell → Israel

Federal prosecutors accused Soliman of attacking the group because the demonstrators were Jewish. asserted

demonstrators → accuse → group

The flames badly burned Karen Diamond, 82, and injured a dozen others. asserted

flames → burn → others

Diamond died three weeks later. asserted

Diamond → die → ?

Her family says she suffered “indescribable pain.” asserted

she → say → pain

Soliman → plead → felony

The charges are punishable by life in prison after federal prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty. asserted

prosecutors → decline → penalty

Soliman is already serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to the state charges. asserted

Soliman → serve → charges