Chaos and terror struck Boulder, Colorado, when Mohamed Soliman, an Egyptian national, allegedly attacked pro-Israel demonstrators with Molotov cocktails, leaving the community in fear and demanding answers.
At a Glance
- An illegal immigrant from Egypt, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado.
- The attack resulted in the death of one victim, 82-year-old Karen Diamond, and injured numerous others.
- Soliman now faces over 118 state charges, including murder and attempted murder, as well as federal hate crime charges.
- After a legal battle, a federal judge has cleared the way for the deportation of Soliman’s family.
A Terror Attack on American Soil
On June 1, 2025, a pro-Israel march in Boulder, Colorado, was transformed into a scene of terror when Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national living in the U.S. illegally, allegedly began throwing Molotov cocktails into the crowd. The attack, which took place as demonstrators commemorated the victims of the October 7th Hamas attack, left multiple people with severe burns. One victim, 82-year-old Karen Diamond, later succumbed to her injuries.
According to the indictment, Soliman shouted “Free Palestine” as he launched the firebombs and later told investigators he “wanted to kill all Zionist people.” The incident is a chilling example of foreign conflicts and extremist ideologies being imported onto American streets.
The Failure of a Broken Immigration System
The case highlights a catastrophic failure of the U.S. immigration system. Soliman was in the country illegally after overstaying a visa. This gaping flaw in immigration oversight allowed a man with extremist views and knowledge of bomb-making to remain in the country and ultimately carry out a deadly terrorist attack.
Following the attack, the suspect’s wife and five children were taken into ICE custody. In a statement to the New York Post, his wife, Hayem El Gamal, said her family was in “total shock” over her husband’s actions. After a brief legal battle where one judge initially blocked their removal, a different federal judge has now ruled that deportation proceedings against the family can proceed.
A Call for Justice
The Trump administration has vowed to seek maximum justice. “DHS and ICE have taken the family of suspected Boulder, Colorado, terrorist and illegal alien Mohamed Soliman into ICE custody,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a DHS statement. “This terrorist will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law… Justice will be served.”
Today, @DHSgov and @ICEGov are taking the family of suspected Boulder, Colorado terrorist, and illegal alien, Mohamed Soliman, into ICE custody.
This terrorist will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We are investigating to what extent his family knew about this… pic.twitter.com/fcjMiyWil7
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) June 3, 2025
Soliman now faces over 118 state charges, including murder and dozens of counts of attempted murder, as well as separate federal hate crime charges. His case is a tragic reminder of the real-world consequences of a broken immigration system and the need for stringent enforcement to protect American communities.
