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6 injured in Colorado fire attack on marchers for awareness of Israeli hostages

www.nbcnews.com

Suspect in Colorado attack on Israeli hostage advocates charged with attempted murder

A man shouted “free Palestine” and used a “makeshift flamethrower” during an attack in Boulder, Colorado, that injured six people marching to bring awareness of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, officials said.

The suspect was identified as Sabry Soliman, 45, who was taken into custody at the scene, Mark Michalek, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Denver office, said in a news conference Sunday evening. The assault was being investigated as an act of terrorism, he said

The injured range in age from 67 to 88. The worst of the six was described by Michalek as being in critical condition; Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn earlier said the rest had minor injuries.

They were at or near a weekly demonstration to support awareness of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza by Hamas militants, officials said.

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What this guy did was fucked up, but just want to point out about the protesters. To "bring awareness to the hostages"? Move your ass to Israel then, we have nothing to do with your fucking hostages here. YOUR people in Israel turned down multiple hostage trades and have outright killed their own people when bombing Hamas so maybe go fucking whine to them not here.
Add to that the multiple former hostages that have outright said they were more afraid of their own IDF bombs killed them than their captors harming them. Speaks a ton about how the IDF really cares about the hostages beyond just a scapegoat to continue fighting
- It's 50+ year old Jewish people who have a runner's group with the most modest of theming.

Mossad are stepping up their false flag crap now that the news has stopped giving Israel a free pass.
- This is just COINTELPRO
- Yeah, surely calls to "globilize the Intifada", the radicalization that has been happening on all sides, and calls for violence that I even see there on Lemmy has nothing to do with it..
  
  Tf are you on about? Just because the president makes up imaginary events and gets a pass doesn't mean you can bro
  
  Lemmings want to see violence done, but then when it happens it can't be people from their side. Or it was deserved.
  
  The intifada was palestinians standing up against oppression it started peacefullly then got violent when israel started shootting protestors

At what point do we agree that the world is indeed at war again ?
- When the U.S. sends troops to Iran, and China backs Iran is my guess
  
  That is an interesting thought that I had never had.
- When did it stop to begin with is, I think, the better question, sadly

What kind of sick human wrapped that tape in reverse!
- Askin the real questions...

Ayyyyy escalating political violence! Good times ahead!
Pointless though. Lone wolf attacks accomplish nothing unless you get policy makers.

It feels like there are better targets in Israel.
- Allies are generally not bad targets, tbf. But when the secret police are disappearing humanitarians off the street, it's not surprising that the ardent supporters of the fascists become targets. That's how it's worked in... pretty much all of history. Just surprising that this guy didn't use a gun, since you know, america.
  Shitty that it's come to this I guess, but truly not surprising that violence against the supporters of a genocide is happening.
  
  As a history nerd, yes. I suppose the target is the one you think you can hit.

Oh no, those poor zionists. Any way...

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