Boulder, Colorado 'terror attack' injures 6 people at Pro-Israel event: FBI

Colorado 'terror attack' injures 6 people: FBI

Six people were rushed to the hospital from Boulder, Colorado, prompting the FBI to call the incident a "targeted terror attack."

BOULDER, Colo. (KTTV) - Six people were rushed to the hospital from Boulder, Colorado, prompting the FBI to call the incident a "targeted terror attack." 

What we know:

The Boulder Police Department responded to reports of "multiple people being set on fire" at 13th and Pearl streets around 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. The FBI says the age range of the six people hurt was between 67 and 88.

Witnesses told investigators that the suspect, later identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, threw a makeshift bomb device, the FBI said late Sunday night. According to the Consulate General of Israel, the attacks happened at an event showing support of the return of Oct. 7 hostages.

FBI Director Kash Patel took to social media to call the incident a "targeted terror attack."

The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, has since been arrested. Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said Sabry was taken to the hospital.

Earlier in the investigation, authorities were asked if Sabry allegedly tossed Molotov cocktail at the scene. The FBI later reported that witnesses said a "makeshift flamethrower" was allegedly used and an "incendiary device" was tossed into the crowd.

What we don't know:

As of Sunday afternoon, Sabry's motive behind the alleged attacks remains unknown, but FBI reports someone heard the suspect shout "Free Palestine" at the time of the attacks.

What they're saying:

Redfearn issued a partial statement in response to Sunday's incident:

"This was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in downtown Boulder on Pearl Street, and this act is unacceptable. I hope you'll join me this evening as we're working through this investigation. We are working, I just came from the command post. We've got dozens and dozens of people here, our state, local, and federal partners working through to figure out exactly what happened. I ask for a little bit of patience as we do that, but also I ask. That you join me in thinking about our victims, the families of those victims, and everyone involved in this tragedy. Our hearts go out to them, and we are going to do everything we can to work as hard as we can throughout the evening to provide more information to get answers for everyone. With that, as I stated, it would be irresponsible for me to speculate right now on motive and other things."

Below was the social media post where Patel briefly mentioned "terror attack."

This story was reported from Los Angeles.