DENVER (AP) — A man who told investigators he was driven by a desire “to kill all Zionist people” when he threw Molotov cocktails at demonstrators raising awareness of Israeli hostages is set to make his first appearance in federal court on Friday to face a hate crime charge.

Two bench rows marked “reserved for victims” sat empty in the Boulder County Jail courtroom on Thursday, when a judge told Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who is accused of throwing Molotov

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, an Egyptian national who entered the country legally in 2022, was charged with 28 counts of attempted murder in connection with 14 of the victims, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty told reporters after a hearing Thursday afternoon.