(THE CONVERSATION) Twelve people in Boulder, Colorado, were injured by a man wielding a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails on June 1, 2025. Those burned in the attack were taking part in a peaceful, silent walk on Pearl Street, a pedestrian mall, with the aim of raising awareness about Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

National crime data shows the Boulder attack came amid a dramatic increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes across the nation.

Hundreds of people squeezed into the Jewish Community Center in Boulder, Colorado, for a vigil that featured prayer, singing and emotional testimony from a victim and witnesses of the firebombing

The fiery attack in Boulder, Colorado, comes as tensions deepen over the Israel-Hamas war and antisemitism incidents rise.

Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, intended to carry out a mass shooting in downtown Boulder and only switched to an explosive plan after he was denied a gun because of his immigration status, county

The man suspected of launching a fire attack in Boulder, Colorado, on a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.