US EditionIlhan Omar Hit With Mystery Substance in Security Scare
Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, charged with third-degree assault after spraying Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance amid a politically charged town hall, FBI investigating the incident.
- On Tuesday, Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance at a Minneapolis town hall as the assailant charged the podium and was tackled by town hall attendees and security.
- Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is described as having a pro‑Trump profile and following right‑wing accounts amid weeks of President Donald Trump's attacks on Omar and the Somali community.
- After the interruption, security personnel at the town hall quickly tackled the man, tied his arms, and escorted him out, while Omar continued speaking and said she was okay.
- FBI investigators said they are probing the spray attack, noting U.S. federal law requires assaults on lawmakers be investigated while lawmakers from both parties condemned the violence.
- The incident followed Omar's remarks about ICE and came amid recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments and fatal shootings, in the Minneapolis‑St Paul area home to about 84,000 Somali‑American community members.
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Ilhan Omar Hit With Mystery Substance in Security Scare
Photo Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Ilhan Omar was briefly interrupted during a public town hall meeting in Minneapolis after a man allegedly sprayed her with an unidentified substance. The incident, which occurred as Omar was addressing constituents on immigration issues, led to the suspect’s arrest. Ilhan Omar attacked with spray at town hall Representative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified liquid during a town hall meeting in M…
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