FBI investigating attack in Boulder, Colorado as 'act of terror'

BOULDER, Co. -- Police successful Boulder, Colorado, are responding to a "heinous" onslaught astatine a pedestrian promenade successful the metropolis that they accidental near respective victims, including immoderate that look to beryllium life-threatening. A fishy was taken into custody without incident, constabulary said.

While galore of the details were not instantly clear, FBI Director Kash Patel said officials were investigating the incidental arsenic a "targeted panic attack."

"Our agents and section instrumentality enforcement are connected the country already, and we volition stock updates arsenic much accusation becomes available," Patel said. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis besides called the onslaught a "heinous enactment of terror."

"Hate-filled acts of immoderate benignant are unacceptable. While details emerge, the authorities works with section and national instrumentality enforcement to enactment this investigation," Polis wrote connected X.

Boulder police, portion calling the onslaught a "tragedy" and "unacceptable," were not yet astatine the constituent of labeling it terror, Chief Stephen Redfearn said.

The incidental occurred conscionable earlier 1:30 p.m. connected Sunday astatine the intersection of 13th Street and Pearl Street.

There was a radical of radical participating successful a pro-Israel peaceful objection erstwhile that onslaught occurred, Redfearn said. But it was not instantly wide what radical was targeted successful the attack.

Police responded to reports of a antheral with a limb and that radical were being acceptable connected fire.

When they arrived, determination were aggregate victims astatine the country with injuries accordant with burns, constabulary said. Police were inactive investigating however the injuries occurred, according to Redfearn.

Police said the country has been contained but person evacuated the country from Broadway to the west, Pine Street to the northbound and 16th Street to the eastbound and Walnut Street to the south. The country was not yet safe, Redfearn said.

The Boulder JCC issued the pursuing associated connection from Boulder's Jewish assemblage to ABC News:

"We are saddened and heartbroken to larn that an incendiary instrumentality was thrown astatine walkers astatine the Run for Their Lives locomotion connected Pearl Street arsenic they were raising consciousness for the hostages inactive held successful Gaza.

"We don't person each the details of what is unfolding, and we committedness to support our assemblage informed.

"Our hearts spell retired to those who witnessed this horrible attack, and prayers for a speedy betterment to those who were injured.

"We are successful interaction with instrumentality enforcement astir our Boulder Jewish community, and information is our highest priority. We are moving intimately with SCN, Boulder PD, and the FBI. We are grateful for the archetypal responders who are caring for our injured.

"We volition proceed to enactment unneurotic to stock accusation and supply enactment for our community. When events similar this participate our ain community, we are shaken. Our anticipation is that we travel unneurotic for 1 another.

"Strength to you all."

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