Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a suspect in a Colorado terrorist case, had previously expressed support on social media for the radical Islamist group, the Muslim Brotherhood, before allegedly executing a violent antisemitic firebombing scheme in Boulder.
The 45-year-old Egyptian national’s Facebook account is filled with posts expressing support for the Muslim Brotherhood, CNN reported.
His social media profile, which hadn’t been updated in ten years, displayed numerous images of Mohamed Morsi—the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s president from 2012 to 2013 until he was deposed in a military coup.
Morsi was Egypt’s first president to be democratically elected, gaining office with promises to end dictatorship and establish a government open to transparency and respect for human rights.
However, protests soon erupted, accusing Morsi of seizing unlimited powers, using violence against opponents and imposing the Brotherhood’s conservative brand of Islam.
Some of Soliman’s posts had backed the Muslim Brotherhood protests against Morsi’s removal, according to the outlet.
Another post, which was dated August 2013, featured a four-finger salute — a symbol that was a known show of support for the Rabaa protest encampment, which was among those dispersed when violence broke out during the deadly Morsi-linked unrest.
The social media posts emerged soon after Soliman was nabbed for allegedly tossing gasoline bombs at a peaceful pro-Israel march in Boulder on Sunday, injuring a dozen people.
Soliman, who told investigators that he wanted to “kill all Zionist people,” had planned his attack for a year, prosecutors said.
He allegedly used Molotov cocktails rather than a gun because his illegal status in the US blocked him from buying firearms, according to the feds.
Soliman moved to Colorado Springs three years ago with his wife and five kids, according to court documents.
He previously spent 17 years living in Kuwait.
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