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Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar
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January 28, 2026
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1:36Now PlayingA man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
Omar was calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment when a man approached her with a syringe and sprayed her. It is unknown what the substance was, and the man was detained, according to KING 5’s Sharon Yoo, who witnessed the incident. The man was immediately arrested and booked into the Hennepin County Jail for third-degree assault, according to Minneapolis police. He has not yet been formally charged.
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