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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Slevin

Eight injured in ‘flamethrower’ attack at pro-Israel rally in Colorado

  • Six people were injured in Boulder, Colorado, when a man attacked a group calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device.
  • The FBI is investigating the incident as a "targeted terror Attack," with the suspect yelling "Free Palestine" during the assault.
  • The victims, aged 67 to 88, sustained injuries consistent with being set on fire and were hospitalised with injuries ranging from serious to minor.
  • A man was arrested at the scene; authorities expect to hold him accountable, with the FBI treating the Attack as an act of ideologically motivated violence.
  • The Attack occurred at the Pearl Street pedestrian mall and follows a rise in antisemitic violence in the U.S. amid ongoing Israel-Hamas war tensions.

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