Attacker who firebombed a Jewish gathering in Colorado pleads guilty to murder

A Colorado man pleaded guilty to state charges including murder on Thursday for a fatal 2025 firebombing attack on a group of Jewish marchers.

The June attack in Boulder targeted a group of elderly activists advocating on behalf of Israeli hostages in Gaza, ultimately leaving one dead and a dozen people injured.

"Guilty," Mohamed Soliman reportedly told a state court through an Arabic interpreter.

Soliman, 46, still faces federal charges related to the attack, in which he used a makeshift flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to ambush the marchers while disguised as a gardener. Originally from Egypt, Soliman shouted “Free Palestine!” during the attack.

He faces life in prison without parole.

About a month after the attack, Karen Diamond, 82, died of injuries she sustained in the firebombing.

Soliman has pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges against him.

The 46-year-old came to the U.S. with his family from Kuwait in 2022 and applied for asylum, though federal officials say he was living in the U.S. illegally.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.