Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman came to the US on a tourist visa in late 2022 and stayed after the visa expired, requesting asylum.

Police in Colorado are responding to a "heinous" attack at a pedestrian mall in the city that they say left several victims.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian man in the US illegally, charged with hate crime for Boulder attack using Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel event, injuring eight.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian immigrant who officials say was living in the U.S. illegally after overstaying a tourist visa, also faces a federal hate crime count.

Gov. Jared Polis along with other political and faith leaders held a vigil in Boulder Wednesday morning at the site of Sunday's attack on the Pearl Street Mall in which a suspect hurled Molotov cocktails at a march for Israeli hostages.

FBI describes Boulder attack as targeted terrorism by Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who allegedly used explosives at a pro-Israel march, leaving eight injured, one critically.

Soliman – who shouted “Free Palestine” after the attack – stood behind a transparent partition in court Thursday as the charges were announced.

Efforts by U.S. lawmakers from Colorado to condemn the violence also highlight growing politicization around the suspect’s immigration status.