Man pleads guilty to murder, other charges, for firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-07 · 18:36 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Mohamed Sabry Soliman has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in connection with a firebomb attack that occurred on June 1 in downtown Boulder, Colorado. The attack targeted demonstrators who were supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza, resulting in one fatality and injuring twelve others. Soliman entered his pleas on Thursday in Boulder County District Court. He faces a potential sentence of life in prison without parole for the state charges. While admitting guilt to the state charges, Soliman has pleaded not guilty to related federal hate crime charges.

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Soliman has pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges.

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Soliman faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Mohamed Sabry Soliman entered the guilty pleas on Thursday in Boulder County District Court.

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The attack killed one person and injured a dozen others.

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A man pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for a firebomb attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado.

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A man accused of a firebomb attack that killed one person and injured a dozen others while they were demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages in Gaza has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.Mohamed Sabry Soliman entered the pleas on Thursday in Boulder-county-district-court" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="123796" data-entity-type="organization">Boulder County District Court. He now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole in the attack in downtown Boulder on June 1.Soliman’s lawyers revealed he would plead guilty in a Sunday court filing in a related federal case. Soliman has meanwhile pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges.

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