Boulder Attack: Suspect Planned Assault for a Year, Used Molotov Cocktails

Boulder Attack Suspect's Arrest: A Year of Planning, Molotov Cocktails, and a Flamethrower On June 2nd, 2025, authorities in Boulder, Colorado, arrested 45-year-old Mohammed Solomon on multiple charges, including federal hate crimes. The arrest followed an attack during a demonstration where Solomon allegedly used Molotov cocktails and a makeshift flamethrower. The event has shaken the community and sparked widespread discussion. According to court documents, Solomon, who is in the country illegally after his work visa expired, had been planning the attack for at least a year. He allegedly researched how to make Molotov cocktails on YouTube. "Authorities found a backpack weed sprayer containing 87 octane gasoline and sixteen unlit Molotov cocktails," a federal official stated. The attack comes less than two weeks after two Israeli embassy staff members were killed in Washington D.C. The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement linking both attacks to "months of anti-Israel propaganda, moral equivocation, and silence in the face of raging antisemitism." Lonnie Nasatir, President and CEO of JUF Chicago, emphasized the need for leaders to condemn such actions and prevent similar incidents in the future. The investigation is ongoing, but the details revealed so far highlight the gravity of the situation and the need for increased vigilance against hate crimes.