Colorado firebombing suspect pleads guilty to federal hate crimes charges
Summary
Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges over a June 2025 firebomb attack on a group supporting the release of Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado. The attack injured at least 12 people and later killed Karen Diamond, 82; prosecutors are seeking a sentence of life in prison plus 50 years, and Soliman is due to be sentenced in January.Key Facts
- Prosecutors said Soliman threw Molotov cocktails at the protesters on June 1, 2025.
- The protesters were members of Run for Their Lives in Colorado, which met weekly to call for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
- Diamond died three weeks after the attack from her injuries.
- Soliman pleaded guilty to 101 state charges in May, including first-degree murder, and received a life sentence.
- Soliman initially pleaded not guilty in the federal case before changing his plea.
- Authorities said Soliman had planned the attack for a year and watched videos about explosives.
- Court documents say Soliman told police he wanted to “kill all Zionist people.”
- Soliman came to California from Egypt in 2022 on a non-immigrant visa that expired in February 2023.
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