The FBI says the suspect in the attack in Boulder used a makeshift flamethrower and federal law enforcement is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.

Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn had reason to believe a Sunday afternoon attack on the Pearl Street Mall was terror. At 1:26 p.m., a man had thrown Molotov cocktails at a group walking to raise awareness of Israeli hostages being held by the terrorist group Hamas.

The local chapter of the organization hosts weekly runs and walking events aimed at bringing attention to the Israeli hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack. In Colorado, the group has chapters in Boulder and Denver.

Eight people at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colo., calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza were injured on Sunday by a man police say attacked a crowd with makeshift incendiary devices and a flamethrower.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, of El Paso County, Colorado, threw molotov ... by a Jewish group in downtown Boulder, Michalek said, adding that the FBI was investigating it as an act of terrorism.

A suspect is in custody after what authorities call a "targeted act of violence" at Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado. Witnesses said he threw Molotov cocktails at people supporting Israeli hostages.

Mark Michalek, FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge, gives an update on the Boulder, Colorado attack on marchers for Israeli hostages. Michalek confirms there were six victims between the ages of 67 and 88,

Multiple people were injured in the Sunday attack in a crowded pedestrian mall.

A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking people with Molotov cocktails at a march in Boulder to support Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.