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BOULDER, Colo — Six people calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza were injured at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, by a man who police say used a makeshift flamethrower and hurled an incendiary device into a crowd. The FBI immediately described Sunday's violence as a “targeted terror attack.” The suspect, identified by the FBI as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, yelled “Free Palestine” during the attack on the group of demonstrators, said Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Denver field office. Soliman was arrested and taken to the hospital for treatment, but authorities...

Colorado prosecutors on Monday upgraded the charges against the alleged Boulder terror suspect following the death of an 82-year-old woman who was injured by Molotov cocktails in the June 1 attack. The woman was identified in court documents as Karen Diamond. The Boulder County District Attorney's Office said she "died tragically as a result of the severe injuries that she suffered in the attack." "I am devastated to hear of Karen Diamond’s passing," Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement on Monday. "This loss is deeply felt by the Boulder community and our entire state, particularly within our strong...

PDATE: After receiving updated information, law enforcement officials have now identified eight victims. Four women and four men ages 52 to 88 were taken to Denver metro hospitals. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The FBI says that agents are in El Paso County in the Cimarron Hills neighborhood conducting an investigation related to the attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder. KRDO13 was the first news crew on scene in the Cimarron Hills neighborhood, speaking with neighbors just off of Palmer Park Boulevard. FBI agents could be seen walking along Washo Circle near Shawnee Drive. The El Paso County...

A protest organized by the group ‘STAND UP! FIGHT FOR BLACK LIVES!’ and led by Jasmine Sinclair brought thousands of people to the Northampton Police Station at 4 p.m. on Saturday to protest police brutality. Northampton Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police erected concrete barriers on Pearl Street that lead to the police station as a safety measure for the protest to highlight police brutality in memory of George Floyd. The protest planned on Saturday is the second in Northampton. The first was held on Monday and ended when Kasper met with protesters, and in a show of unity,...