United States: Pro-Israeli demonstration targeted by "terrorist attack" in Colorado
A pro-Israel demonstration was the target of a "targeted terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado," according to the FBI.
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened an investigation on Sunday into a "targeted terrorist attack" that took place in Boulder, Colorado (west), with several media outlets reporting an attack on a pro-Israeli demonstration.
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"We are aware of a targeted terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, and are conducting a thorough investigation. Our agents and local law enforcement are already on the scene and we will communicate as new information becomes available," wrote FBI chief Kash Patel on the social network X.
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Police in Boulder, a city of just over 100,000 people located about 40 kilometers northwest of Denver, reported "multiple casualties" and asked residents to avoid the area. The Jewish organization ADL (Anti-Defamation League) also reported "an attack" during "a weekly gathering of members of the Jewish community who run or walk in support of the hostages kidnapped on October 7" 2023 in Israel, during the unprecedented Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza. But it did not provide a death toll.
According to local media reports citing witnesses, a man was seen throwing what looked like a Molotov cocktail at a group of pro-Israel protesters. The state's governor, Democrat Jared Polis, wrote on X that his "thoughts are with those who were injured and affected by this heinous act of terror." Boulder police are scheduled to hold a press conference later this afternoon.
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