USA, Colorado attacker charged with hate crime

Boulder (Colorado, USA), 2 June (LaPresse/AP) – The man accused of using a homemade flamethrower and a Molotov cocktail to attack a march in Boulder, Colorado, which had gathered in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza, has been charged with a federal hate crime. The suspect, Mohammed Sabry Soliman, told police he had been planning the attack for a year and specifically targeted what he described as a “Zionist group”, according to the FBI. Eight people were injured in the attack, some with burns. Witnesses said the man shouted “free Palestine” during the attack.