Mohamed Soliman allegedly planned Molotov cocktail attack after gun purchase denial: docs

The fishy accused of bombing a gathering of pro-Israel demonstrators said helium turned to improvised explosive devices aft being denied the acquisition of a firearm owed to his migration status.

According to an affidavit filed by the Boulder Police Department, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman told detectives that helium had taken a concealed transportation people successful mentation to bargain a firearm but was yet blocked from completing the acquisition due to the fact that helium is not a U.S. citizen. 

"He said that helium had antecedently tried to acquisition a firearm, but resorted to the Molotov cocktails erstwhile helium could not acquisition a weapon due to the fact that helium was not a ineligible citizen," acting U.S. Attorney J. Bishop Grewell for the District of Colorado said successful a quality league connected Monday afternoon. 

With entree to guns restricted, the Egyptian nationalist revealed to authorities that helium turned to YouTube to larn however to conception homemade firebombs.

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Mohamed Soliman had his archetypal tribunal quality connected Monday, June 2, pursuing the onslaught successful Boulder, Colorado. He appeared successful a agleam orangish jumpsuit and a caput bandage. (KDVR)

Soliman allegedly created 18 Molotov cocktails earlier driving to Boulder connected Sunday, June 1 and prepared for the peaceful pro-Israel demonstrators to get for the "Run For Their Lives," successful enactment of the Israeli hostages. Soliman is accused of throwing 2 incendiary devices astatine the crowd. 

Judicial District Attorney Michael Dougherty said they person identified 4 further victims – bringing the full to 12. None of the victims person died.

"We're going to proceed to promote victims and witnesses to travel guardant and contact instrumentality enforcement," Dougherty said successful the Monday quality conference. "But we present person 12 victims. And aboriginal this week, we'll beryllium filing ceremonial charges against him."

Authorities said each but 2 victims person been released from country hospitals. They did not enactment the severity of the injuries from the attack.

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Victims and witnesses observed Soliman propulsion what appeared to beryllium a solid bottle, which burst upon impact, creating ample flames, the affidavit said. He besides allegedly utilized a commercialized weed sprayer arsenic a "makeshift blowtorch."

According to the affidavit, authorities discovered aggregate solid bottles containing liquid, a lighter, rags, an insecticide sprayer, and an AR-style firearm BB weapon successful Soliman's 2015 metallic Toyota Prius.

Along with the materials, authorities besides recovered a Quran and paperwork with the words, "Israel," "Palestine" and "USAID."

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Mohamed Sabry Soliman is facing aggregate charges pursuing the incidental successful Boulder, Colorado, connected Sunday, June 1. (Boulder Police Department)

In his interrogation with instrumentality enforcement, Soliman said helium bore nary remorse for his actions and reiterated his intent to transportation them retired again if fixed the opportunity. 

The affidavit noted that Soliman near down an iPhone and a diary astatine his Colorado Springs home, detailing his motivations and preparations for the attack.

Now facing a litany of charges – including aggregate counts of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, and possession of incendiary devices – Soliman is being held connected a $10 cardinal bond.

Dougherty outlined the terrible imaginable penalties facing Soliman if convicted connected each charges related to the June 1 attack. He faces 16 counts of attempted first-degree execution – 8 for attempted execution with intent and deliberation, and 8 for attempted execution with utmost indifference.

If convicted and the sentences are ordered to tally consecutively, helium could look a maximum of 384 years successful authorities situation for those charges alone. In addition, Soliman is charged with 2 counts of usage of an incendiary device, which could adhd up to 48 years if served consecutively.

Anti-bomb robotics are enactment into spot pursuing an incidental involving aggregate injuries that the FBI is investigating arsenic an enactment of panic connected June 1, 2025, successful Boulder, Colorado. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)

He besides faces 16 counts of attempted usage of an incendiary device, carrying a imaginable further 192 years. In total, the maximum imaginable condemnation could scope 624 years if each convictions are handed down and tally consecutively.

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Along with charges connected the authorities level, helium has besides been federally charged with a hatred transgression involving existent oregon perceived race, religion oregon nationalist origin. 

"No 1 should ever beryllium subjected to unit of immoderate kind. But our laws admit that specified unit is peculiarly pernicious erstwhile idiosyncratic is targeted due to the fact that of their race, their religion, oregon their nationalist origin," Grewell said. "According to our ailment and the charges brought by D.A. Dougherty's office, Mr. Soliman stated that helium had been readying this onslaught for a year, and helium acted due to the fact that helium hated what helium called the ‘Zionist group.’"

His adjacent tribunal appearance, for filing charges, volition beryllium Thursday, June 5 astatine 3:30 p.m. MT.

Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.