Boulder ‘targeted terror attack’: Who is FBI-identified suspect Mohamed Soliman who shouted ‘free Palestine’?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged a 45-year-old man identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman with launching a "targeted terror attack" that took place in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday.

According to Boulder Police Department (BPD) Chief Steve Redfearn, officers responded to the county courthouse on Pearl Street around 1:26 pm local time after receiving reports of a man armed with a weapon and setting people on fire.

Who is Mohamad Soliman? Suspect in Boulder 'targeted terror attack'

Mohammad Sabry Soliman, 45, is an Egyptian national who is in the US illegally after overstaying his visa, three Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement sources told Fox News.

However, journalist Laura Loomer said he is originally an immigrant from Kuwait who entered under “Joe Biden's open border policies". She posted on X, “Mohamad Soliman, the Muslim man who carried out the Islamic terrorist attack in Colorado today, appears to be an immigrant from Kuwait who recently arrived in the US under Joe Biden’s open border policies 2 YEARS AGO. He has been arrested.”

She added, “A professional profile for a man who has his same name and looks just like him says he works in finance, digital marketing, and international financial reporting. He also appears to have at least one daughter who is studying in the United States in Colorado. He speaks English and Arabic.”

Soliman injured many people at the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, with the extent of injuries not confirmed, which ranges from minor to more severe, local law enforcement stated. He got injured as well, reports said.

Soliman targeted the American Jewish organisation ‘Run for Their Lives’, which hosts events advocating for the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas, their website read. 

FBI Special Agent McCullough mentioned that the agency had established, based on preliminary facts, that Soliman launched a "targeted attack" and that the agency would probe the attack as an act of terrorism.

The BPD and FBI stated that he was shouting "Free Palestine" during the attack and was arrested at the scene, the report said.

Six victims, aged 67 to 88, were shifted to local hospitals after Soliman used a "makeshift flamethrower" and threw "an incendiary device" into the crowd. Four of the victims from the attack were transported to Boulder Community Hospital, while two others were airlifted to the Burn Unit at Aurora Hospital. 

Soliman remains in police custody, reports said.

According to police, all six victims are still receiving treatment; one is in serious condition, while others sustained less severe injuries.

FBI Director Kash Patel reacts

In a post on X, FBI Director Kash Patel called the attack a "targeted terror attack," but Boulder Police Chief Redfearn at a previous press briefing stated, “It would be irresponsible for me to speculate on motive this early on.”

“We are aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado. Our agents and local law enforcement are on the scene already, and we will share updates as more information becomes available,” Patel said.

Meanwhile, a senior White House official informed Newsweek that President Donald Trump "has been briefed" on the attack.