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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A man attacked Mr Ilhan Omar from Minnesota, pulverizing on them an unknown substance with powerful smells, just a few seconds after the democracy asked for the resignation of the secretary charged with Internal Security Christ Noem and requested the ICE defiance, he sent CNN.
Man rushes at Omar at town hall; congresswoman appears unhurt
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a vigil after a shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis left two children dead and several children and parishioners injured Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)During a town hall in Minneapolis Tuesday, a man rushed at U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and squirted an unknown substance at her using a syringe before he was apprehended by her security and Minneapolis police. Video of the event sh…
Ilhan Omar Attacked at Town Hall in Minneapolis
A man lunged toward Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and sprayed an unknown substance on her at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis Tuesday night. The audience cheered as the man was tackled to the ground and subdued, the AP reports. The incident unfolded just after the Minnesota Democrat...
Man Arrested After Spraying Substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Town Hall
A man armed with a syringe sprayed a mysterious liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a town hall she held in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Audience members tackled and restrained him as cheers broke out in the room. He has been arrested. The incident took place after Omar called for dismantling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and demanded the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “ICE cannot be reformed,” she sai…
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