The wife and children of the man accused of exploding incendiary bombs against 12 people at an event in Colorado in support of Israeli hostages were arrested by US immigration authorities and are being prosecuted for deportation.
The secretary of the internal security department, Kristi Noem, said that federal authorities are investigating whether the suspect’s family, Mohamed Soliman, was involved in the June 1 attack. They are being processed for rapid removal, according to Tricia McLaughlin, the agency spokesman.
The agency is “investigating how far your family knew about this terrible attack, if they had any knowledge of him or if they supported him,” Noem said in a video posted on social networks.
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Soliman, 45, was accused of playing two Molotov cocktails in a pro-Israel crowd and using a makeshift flames at the event in Boulder. The suspect shouted “Palestine free” during the attack, according to the authorities.
He faces a federal accusation of hate crime and dozens of state accusations of attempted murder and attempted use of incendiary devices. A special FBI agent involved in the case said the suspect told investigators that he “wanted to kill all the Zionists and wanted everyone to be dead.”
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Boulder police said Soliman was born in Egypt and lived in Kuwait for 17 years. He and his family moved to Colorado Springs three years ago. He would have told authorities that he had planned the attack a year ago, but waited for his daughter formed in high school before attacking.
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Soliman would have told authorities that he had left an iPhone and a diary for his family. An FBI official said the agents performed a search warrant at the family home after the attack and that they cooperated.
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Internal security reported on Monday (2) that Solim requested asylum in September 2022, a month after his arrival with a tourist visa. As part of the request process, his work authorization was approved in March 2023, the same month when his tourist visa expired. The department refused to inform the progress of his asylum request or if he had already faced deportation.
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