India, Jan. 28 -- Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, the US representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, was attacked during a Town Hall speech on January 27.

The video of the attack on Omar has been widely circulated online. It shows her being sprayed by a person who charges at her when she's speaking, before security intervenes.

The assault on the Democratic Party member comes at a time when tensions are simmering in the state after Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good were killed by federal agents deployed by the Donald Trump administration. Omar has been critical of Trump and the president has slammed the Somali born lawmaker multiple times as well.

Omar was speaking about how DHS Secretary Kristi Noem must resign or face impeachment...