The suspect in Sunday's Colorado firebomb attack faces life in prison for charges of attempted murder and a hate crime.
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00:00The suspect behind a firebombing attack in Colorado on Sunday is facing life in prison for 16 counts of attempted murder and a federal hate crime charge.
00:15The suspect threw Molotov cocktails at a group holding a vigil for Israeli hostages being held in Gaza.
00:22Officials say he had been planning for the attack for a year and was motivated by hatred of what he called the Zionist group.
00:28Twelve people were injured in the attack.
00:32There were 16 unused Molotov cocktails within arm's reach of the subject at the time of his arrest.
00:39So there is no question that the first responders saved lives and prevented further victims from being injured.
00:46The event marks the latest attack on members of America's Jewish community.