Good Morning Britain was stopped as the ITV show was hit by a ‘breaking news’ announcement after a man attacked people with a makeshift flamethrower in Colorado
Good Morning Britain’s broadcast was abruptly stopped for a breaking news segment about a chilling terror attack in Colorado.
Ed Balls and Susanna Reid were at the helm of Monday’s (June 2) show, with Marverine Cole stepping in to deliver the day’s headlines.
Marverine provided an update on the perpetrator of a terrifying attack in Boulder, Colorado, that occurred on Sunday afternoon.
The violent spree resulted in six individuals, aged between 67 and 88, being hospitalised after Mohamed Sabry Soliman unleashed a “makeshift flamethrower” and lobbed “an incendiary device” into a crowd of people, according to the FBI.
As Marverine started her report, viewers saw a “breaking news” ticker flash across their screens.
“A man has been arrested following an attack that left six people with burns in the US city of Boulder, Colorado overnight,” she announced. “People had gathered for a rally in support of Israeli hostages when the suspect threw firebombs into the crowd, according to the FBI.”, reports the Express.
The ITV anchor disclosed that authorities are treating the incident as an act of terrorism.
The programme then cut to footage from a press briefing where FBI special agent Mark Michalek divulged specifics about the harrowing event.
“This attack happened at a regularly scheduled, peaceful event,” Michalek stated. “Witnesses are reporting that the subject used a makeshift flamethrower and threw the incendiary device into the crowd.”
He continued: “The suspect was heard to yell ‘Free Palestine’ during the attack.”
At a media briefing, District Attorney Michael Dougherty added: “In the coming days decisions will be made about what charges to file and where, there’s a couple of different options. But what I would stress now is that we are fully united 100% in making sure the charges we bring hold the attacker fully accountable.”
Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, took to social media, saying: “Terrorism against Jews does not stop at the Gaza border – it is already burning the streets of America. Today, in Boulder, Colorado, Jewish people marched with a moral and humane demand: to return the hostages.”
He continued: “In response, the Jewish protesters were brutally attacked, with an attacker throwing a Molotov cocktail at them.”
Danon emphasised: “Make no mistake – this is not a political protest, this is terrorism. The time for statements is over. It is time for concrete action to be taken against the instigators wherever they may be.”
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