Mohamed Soliman pleaded guilty to federal hate-crime and explosives offenses in Colorado

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Mohamed Soliman, 47, entered guilty pleas Thursday to federal hate-crime and explosives offenses stemming from the June 2025 attack on Boulder demonstrators. Soliman, an Egyptian man, threw Molotov cocktails at marchers advocating for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. He pleaded guilty to nine federal hate crime counts, including one resulting in the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond, and eight counts of attempting to kill other demonstrators. Diamond died three weeks after being badly burned; a dozen others were injured. Soliman also pleaded guilty to three federal explosives counts. Colorado U.S. District Attorney Peter McNeilly said Soliman was motivated by his belief that the demonstrators were Jewish and Israeli. Soliman is serving a life sentence on more than 100 state charges and faces an additional life sentence.