Matt Simons

(CN) — The Justice Department filed federal charges Monday against the accused perpetrator of a reportedly antisemitic attack at a Boulder, Colorado, event supporting Israeli hostages, which injured 12 attendees.

The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is accused of throwing multiple Molotov cocktails into the crowd while yelling “Free Palestine!” Soliman now faces a federal hate crime charge in addition to state charges for attempted murder in Colorado.

"The Department of Justice has swiftly charged the illegal alien perpetrator of this heinous attack with a federal hate crime and will hold him accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Our prayers are with the victims and our Jewish community across the world,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement

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