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Suspect Pleads Guilty to Murder in Colorado Firebombing of Jewish Hostage Supporters
Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty Thursday to 101 charges including murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the June 1, 2025 attack in Boulder that killed one woman and injured others. He threw Molotov cocktails at a group of mostly elderly demonstrators calling for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
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Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty Thursday to 101 charges including one count of murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a firebombing attack that killed one woman and injured others in Boulder last June. The June 1, 2025 assault targeted a weekly gathering of mostly elderly Jewish demonstrators organized by the Run for Their Lives group, which holds runs and walks to call for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas since Oct.
7, 2023. m. local time of a man with a weapon setting people on fire near the event. " and "We have to end Zionists, they are killers," according to video analysis. " Karen Diamond, 82, died from severe burns suffered in the attack. She endured weeks of treatment described by her family as "a living hell" before her death.
The district attorney's office said she died as a result of the severe injuries from the firebombing. Survivors spoke publicly for the first time at the hearing, recounting how they tried to extinguish flames on their clothes and on friends. Nearly a year later, many remain haunted by the smell of gasoline and burned hair.
One elderly woman was so badly burned that her hair was charred and she lay motionless while others tried to help her. Soliman told police after his arrest that he wanted to "kill all Zionist people," according to court documents. He accepted responsibility in court for the attack, which federal officials have described as a terrorist incident.
Diamond's family did not attend the hearing. 7, 2023. Video from the scene showed the suspect holding Molotov cocktails before the assault. Several victims suffered burns so severe that their pants were burned off and skin split open and bleeding. Police responded quickly to the reports of a man setting people on fire.
The attack was captured on video, leaving little doubt about what occurred. One victim did not survive, while others required extensive medical treatment for their burns.
