What to know about flamethrower attack at Boulder rally for Israeli hostages

• The suspect —  identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman  — has been charged with a federal hate crime "involving the actual or perceived race, religion, or national," according to an affidavit reviewed by Axios.
• Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years.
• The FBI said in a statement that four women and four men, ages 52 to 88, were hospitalized after the attack.
• President Trump in a post Monday said the attack "will not be tolerated." He blamed his predecessor's immigration policies for the suspect being in the country, though Soliman entered the U.S. in August 2022 on a B2 visa, per the Department of Homeland Security

Context: Soliman's B2 visa expired in February 2023, per Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for DHS. He filed for asylum in September 2022.

• Soliman was a contractor for Uber, the company confirmed in a statement to Axios. Uber said it banned Soliman's driver's account after the attack and has been in communication with law enforcement.
• He met Uber's requirements under Colorado state law and "had no concerning feedback" as a driver using the platform, the company added.

Details: "This is not a protest; it is a peaceful walk to show solidarity with the hostages and their families, and a plea for their release," Run For Their Lives, which organized the walk in support of the hostages, said in a statement.

• Authorities were called to the incident at 13th and Pearl streets at 1:26pm MT after receiving reports that individuals had been "set on fire," Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said at a Sunday afternoon briefing.

Zoom in: FBI chief Kash Patel on X called the incident a "targeted terror attack," though Redfearn said at a Sunday afternoon briefing that police were not immediately treating the incident as terrorism.

• Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in an emailed statement that from "what we know, this attack appears to be a hate crime given the group that was targeted."

What we're watching: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard wrote on X that the Office of the DNI's National Counterterrorism Center was "working with the FBI and local law enforcement on the ground investigating the targeted terror attack against a weekly meeting of Jewish community members."

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on X the DHS was monitoring the situation and working with interagency partners, including the FBI.

• The suspect had "illegally overstayed" a tourist visa, Trump's deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller wrote on X.

Zoom out: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis noted in a statement on X that the U.S. Jewish community was already reeling from the fatal shootings of two Israeli Embassy staff in D.C. last month.

• It "is unfathomable that the Jewish community is facing another terror attack here in Boulder, on the eve of the holiday of Shavuot no less," the governor said.

What they're saying: Boulder's Jewish Community Center in a statement said they're "heartbroken to learn that an incendiary device was thrown at walkers at the Run for Their Lives walk on Pearl Street as they were raising awareness for the hostages still held in Gaza."

• Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, in a statement said: "Terrorism against Jews does not stop at the Gaza border — it is already burning the streets" of the U.S.
• "Make no mistake — this is not a political protest, this is terrorism. The time for statements is over. It is time for concrete action to be taken against the instigators."

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout and corrected to show the FBI statement was sent Sunday (not Thursday).