Mohamed Soliman, the suspect accused of attacking a group of protesters with Molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado, appeared in federal court for a hate crime charge. He is also facing various state crime charges for the attack that left 15 people injured.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian immigrant who officials say was living in the U.S. illegally after overstaying a tourist visa, also faces a federal hate crime count.

Eight people at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colo., calling for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza were injured on Sunday by a man police say attacked a crowd with makeshift incendiary devices and a flamethrower.