The FBI is investigating an attack in Boulder, Colorado, Sunday after a suspect reportedly threw at least one incendiary device at a crowd of people who expressed solidarity with the Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

An FBI spokesman, speaking at a press conference at 6:40 p.m. Mountain Time, confirmed that six victims, ages 67 to 88, had been transported to local hospitals. The attack took place around 1:26 p.m. Mountain.

Police apprehended the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, after the attack. Soliman entered the U.S. during the Biden administration and was in the country illegally after overstaying his visa, according to Fox News. An FBI spokesman confirmed eyewitness reports that Soliman used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an “incendiary device” into a crowd. He also said the suspect yelled, “Free Palestine” during the attack.

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

Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn confirmed that an assailant appeared to set people on fire at around 1:26 p.m. mountain time. He declined to identify it as a terror attack, however.

“We are not calling it a terror attack at this point, it’s way too early to speculate motive,” he........

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