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A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at Colorado demonstrators says he planned the attack. For a year, he says he waited until after his Dodgers graduation strike. What else have police learned about the suspect? I'm E. Martinez, that is Steve Inskeep, and this is Up First from NPR News. Ukrainians have a demand in peace talks. They want Russia to send back children abducted during the war.
The biggest challenge is that Russia is not willing to return those kids back.
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The man arrested for throwing firebombs at people in Boulder, Colorado, says he, quote, wanted to kill Zionist people and that he'd do it again.
Authorities say Mohamed Sabri Suleiman threw Molotov cocktails at people marching in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. He's now facing a federal hate crime charge and multiple felonies.
Colorado Public Radio's Alison Sherry is covering this story. Good morning. Hello, Steve. Who is the person who made that statement?
We know he's 45 years old. He's an Egyptian national who lived in Kuwait for almost 20 years before coming to the U.S. three years ago on a tourist visa. According to the Department of Homeland Security, that visa has since expired, but he says he had requested asylum and that was pending. He didn't have legal status, though.
Well, do authorities know if he acted alone?
That's what police believe so far, at least. He told them he'd been planning the attack for a year and that he told no one about it. He actually waited for his high school daughter's graduation and then did it. He had five children and a wife. He lived in Colorado Springs. He left them a journal and a phone with messages for them. And the feds on Monday say they've talked to 44 people,
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