New federal hate crime, explosives charges filed against Boulder attacker

The latest: According to the indictment from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado, prosecutors have updated the charges, and Soliman now faces nine hate-crime counts and three explosives counts.

• The indictment includes eight hate-crime charges for eight individual victims, while a ninth hate-crime count accounts for other victims.
• Two of the explosives counts account for each of the Molotov cocktails Soliman reportedly threw. The last count alleges the suspect carried explosives during the commission of a felony.

Catch up quick: Soliman, 45, was previously charged with a single federal hate-crime count in the June 1 attack on Pearl Street.

• Police said a total of 15 people and one dog were injured.
• He also faces more than 100 charges filed in state court.

Zoom out: The latest charges come after a federal judge in Denver ruled last week there was probable cause to proceed with a hate-crime charge against the man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails while shouting "Free Palestine" at people gathering in Boulder in support of Israeli hostages.

The big picture: After the attack, Soliman told investigators he wanted to "kill all Zionist people."

• Federal prosecutors are pursuing the hate-crime charges based on the theory that Zionism qualifies as a national origin under federal law — making the suspect's motive a hate crime — or is deemed a political ideology.

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information on the individual charges.