An 82-year-old woman has died from her injuries following a Molotov cocktail attack on a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado, earlier this month.
Karen Diamond was among eight people wounded when firebombs were thrown at a weekly demonstration in support of Israeli hostages on 1 June.
“Karen Diamond died as a result of the severe injuries that she suffered in the attack,” the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Monday.
Prosecutors allege the attacker, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, approached the group outside the Boulder County Courthouse disguised in a high-visibility vest and posing as a gardener. He then hurled two Molotov cocktails while shouting “Free Palestine”.
Colorado attacker Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, (photo X)
Soliman, an Egyptian national who entered the US unlawfully, faces 12 federal hate crime charges and multiple counts of attempted murder in state court. Investigators say he planned to kill up to 20 people and had prepared dozens of homemade firebombs but only threw two before being stopped.
He pleaded not guilty at a federal court hearing last week. Soliman did not speak and followed proceedings via an Arabic interpreter.
According to officials, he admitted trying to buy a gun but was unable to do so because of his immigration status. Prosecutors say he selected the group based on their perceived national origin, qualifying the charges as hate crimes under US federal law.
The attack has shaken Jewish communities across the US, with calls for greater protection of peaceful rallies and stronger enforcement of hate crime laws.
