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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal ...

Federal prosecutors say that a 55-year-old man sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with vinegar as she spoke on Jan. 27 at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis, and that he had said in the past that he wished ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Police arrested a man who sprayed Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar with a foul-smelling liquid in Minneapolis on Tuesday as she condemned the actions of U.S.

Minneapolis — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed President Donald Trump for threats to her safety on Wednesday, one day after she was accosted and squirted with liquid at an event in Minneapolis.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Ilhan Omar after learning she was attacked with a syringe during a town hall, accusing the Minnesota congresswoman without evidence of staging ...

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump's rhetoric toward her and the Somali community contributed to the attack on her at a town hall Tuesday. “What the facts have ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: Rep Ilhan Omar was sprayed with a substance by a man who attacked her as she hosted a town hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The man was identified ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KTTC) – The man accused of squirting a liquid substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The maniac who allegedly attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar with a mystery liquid at a Minnesota town hall meeting had hinted in a cryptic text to a neighbor that he “might get arrested” at the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A man sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with unknown liquid at a Minneapolis town hall Tuesday before being arrested on ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. During a speech in Iowa on Tuesday, shortly before ...