Washington DC [US], June 3: Six people were injured in an incident that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) called a "targeted terror attack" in the western state of Colorado on Sunday.
FBI special agent Mark Michalek told a press conference the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism. Witnesses told the FBI the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd and shouted "Free Palestine" during the attack, Michalek said. The attack happened at a regularly scheduled peaceful event, he added.
Six people, aged between 67 and 88, were injured and taken to hospital, Michalek said.
"As a result of these preliminary facts it is clear that this is a targeted act of violence and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism," he said.
"Sadly attacks like this are becoming too common across the country. This is an example of how perpetrators of violence continue to threaten communities across our nation," Michalek said. "Our strength as a society comes from our shared values and our commitment to protecting one another ... Any attempt to divide us through fear or harm has no place in Boulder, in Colorado or anywhere in our nation." FBI Director Kash Patel wrote earlier on X the agency was "aware of and fully investigating a targeted terror attack in Boulder, Colorado."
Source: Qatar Tribune
