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Colorado firebombing attack suspect pleads guilty to hate crimes against Jews

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Zimmermann, D. (2026, October 29). Colorado firebombing attack suspect pleads guilty to hate crimes against Jews. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4785167/colorado-firebombing-suspect-pleads-guilty-hate-crimes/

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Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old Egyptian national, pleaded guilty to multiple federal hate crime charges related to the attack on Jewish demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. His plea included nine counts of hate crimes, one of which resulted in an elderly woman's death, and three counts involving federal explosives charges.

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On October 29, 2026, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 46-year-old Egyptian man, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges related to a June 1, 2025, attack in Boulder, Colorado, where he threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages. The attack injured over a dozen people and resulted in the death of Karen Diamond, an 82-year-old woman who died three weeks later from her injuries. Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges in May 2026, including first-degree murder and more than 100 other counts. In federal court, he admitted to nine hate crime charges and three explosives charges, which carry a potential life sentence. Prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty. Soliman planned the attack for a year before carrying it out during a peaceful rally organized by Run for Their Lives in Colorado.

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Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old Egyptian national, entered his plea on nine federal counts of hate crimes, including one resulting in an elderly woman’s death, and three counts of federal explosives charges.

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2026-10-29 · Washington Examiner

Colorado firebombing attack suspect pleads guilty to hate crimes against Jews · assertive framing

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The suspect accused of attacking Jewish demonstrators with two lit Molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado, last year pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and other charges on Thursday. asserted

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