The man suspected of using a “makeshift flamethrower” and throwing Molotov cocktails that burned multiple victims at the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado , on Sunday has been charged with a federal hate crime.

The suspect, identified as Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, is accused of throwing “an incendiary device” into the crowd gathered at the popular outdoor mall, Mark Michalek, the special agent in charge of the Denver field office, said at a Sunday evening press conference. The FBI called the incident “an act of terrorism.”

On Monday, Soliman was charged with multiple felony accounts, including attempted murder, and a federal hate crimes charge, CBS News reports .

Officials confirmed to the outlet that Soliman is an Egyptian national. According to the Department of Homeland

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