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Boulder firebomber pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in attack that killed an 82-year-old woman at a hostage-awareness walk

Published 5:00 PM CT, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Updated 5:13 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old Egyptian national, pleaded guilty Thursday to nine federal hate-crime counts and three explosives counts in the June 2025 attack on Jewish marchers in Boulder, Colorado, that killed Karen Diamond, 82, and injured 12 others, the Washington Examiner reported. Prosecutors seek life plus 50 years; sentencing is set for Jan. 7, 2027, and he is already serving a life sentence on state charges.

• Boulder
• Colorado
• Mohamed Soliman
• Karen Diamond
• Antisemitism
• Hate crimes
• Justice Department
• Religious liberty
• Run for Their Lives
• United States