US EditionMan tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall
- At a Minneapolis town hall Tuesday, a man rushed the podium and sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with an unidentified substance while she spoke.
- Moments before the rush, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., urged abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign amid heightened tensions between community members and federal government.
- Video recorded by ABC shows a bearded man in a heavy black jacket charging from the front row and appearing to spray a liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday.
- Security personnel immediately tackled the attacker, tied his arms and led him out in handcuffs as audience members cheered.
- After the man was removed, the town hall continued while event staff urged Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to `go get checked` because the sprayed substance `smells so bad`, but she said `We will continue.
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US Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance during a rally, US media reports. The assailant was wrestled to the ground by bystanders. Omar was holding a townhall meeting in Minneapolis, where she discussed tensions surrounding the federal immigration agency, ICE, with citizens. Shortly before the attack, Omar reportedly called for the abolition of ICE and the resignation or removal of Secretary of Homeland Secur…
The man who hurled at Ilhan Omar was arrested
One man threw an unknown substance on federal representative Ilhan Omar before being subdued during a public assembly held on Tuesday in Minneapolis, where tensions over the federal government's immigration raids have reached a critical point after officers shot dead an intensive care nurse and Renee Good, a mother of three this month.The audience applauded when the man, wearing a black jacket and holding a syringe, was immobilized and manipulat…
Trump consultant Miller suggests possible misconduct of federal officials in Minneapolis. Ilhan Omar is sprayed with fluid at a citizens' meeting.
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