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 hallRepresentative Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unidentified liquid during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. According to witnesses, Omar had been addressing the crowd for only a few minutes when the man stood up, shouted, and released a substance. After exiting the town hall, Omar stressed that she was not intimidated by the attack.