Egyptian man scheduled to change plea to federal hate crime charges in Boulder attack

The short version

• Mohamed Soliman is scheduled to change his not guilty plea to federal hate crime and other charges in Denver Thursday.[ABC News]
• Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last spring.[ABC News]
• Federal prosecutors accused Soliman of targeting the June 2025 demonstrators because they were Jewish; victim Karen Diamond, 82, died three weeks later.[ABC News]
• Federal authorities allege he planned the attack for a year, and an FBI affidavit says he told police he sought to kill all Zionist people.[ABC News]

Key facts

• Mohamed Soliman is scheduled to change his not guilty plea to federal hate crime and other charges in Denver on Thursday.[ABC News]
• Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last spring.[ABC News]
• Soliman lit and threw two Molotov cocktails at demonstrators marching in support of hostages taken in the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[ABC News]
• Federal prosecutors accused Soliman of attacking in June 2025 because the demonstrators were Jewish.[ABC News]
• The firebombing badly burned Karen Diamond, 82, who died three weeks later, and injured a dozen others.[ABC News]
• Federal authorities allege Soliman planned the attack for a year; an FBI affidavit says he told police he sought to kill all Zionist people.[ABC News]

Sources

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• Man accused of Colorado demonstration attack to change plea to federal hate crime chargesABC News - US News
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• Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstratorsAssociated Press