A mugshot released Monday of the suspect in the Colorado firebomb attack shows him with a large bandage over his right ear and apparent burns on his face.
The image captures the battered face of Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, who cops say turned a homemade flamethrower on a group of Israeli hostage supporters and lobbed Molotov cocktails.
The Boulder Police Department released terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman’s mugshot Monday. Boulder Police Department
Soliman allegedly launched the attack during a rally for Israeli hostages at the Pearl Street mall in Boulder. X / @mitrajoon246071Soliman was in the US illegally after overstaying his visa, authorities said.
He originally entered the country legally through Los Angeles International Airport on a B2 visa on Aug. 27, 2022, sources told The Post and Fox News.
B2 visas are given to people who are supposed to be temporarily visiting the country for such things as tourism and to visit family and friends. Soliman’s visitor’s visa expired in February 2023, sources told The Post.
But the suspect meanwhile applied for asylum in September 2022, sources said. He also applied for a work visa.
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Soliman’s asylum application was still pending at the time of the attack. But he was granted the work visa — although it expired this past March, leaving him in the country illegally.
Eight of Sunday’s victims — four men and four women between the ages of 52 and 88 — were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. So far none have died, but at least one was listed in critical condition Sunday evening.
Eight victims were injured in the attack.
Soliman, who cops say was born Dec. 15, 1979, was also injured and brought to a nearby hospital.
The FBI confirmed they are investigating the horrific attack as an act of terrorism, and the Boulder Police Department says it will be providing additional details at a press release Monday afternoon.
-Additional reporting by Jennie Taer
